Rant: Damnit, learn how to organize files

[Leroy]

I'm amazed by how many of my support calls revolve around the concept of proper file management. You'd think it was rocket surgery.

True story.

Several years ago I had a call from a guy who asked if I could help him retrieve all his Word docs. Where do you save them?

"Well, I usually keep them in the Recycle Bin."
[insert non-alien shocked smiley here]

Thank the sweet lord for the Mute button on my headset.

Quite the environmentalist.

[docellis]

I'm amazed by how many of my support calls revolve around the concept of proper file management. You'd think it was rocket surgery.

True story.

Several years ago I had a call from a guy who asked if I could help him retrieve all his Word docs. Where do you save them?

"Well, I usually keep them in the Recycle Bin."
[insert non-alien shocked smiley here]

Thank the sweet lord for the Mute button on my headset.

The other day I was trying to help a coworker find a word doc they created. I asked where they saved it. They said "In word". I told him that I understood that he used word to save the document, but where did he save it? He really thought word was a place.

[JCShutout]

I really had no clue this was common. I really don't understand how people can struggle with it. Like I literally can't fathom a world where knowing this wasn't natural. (which doesn't bode well for my teaching career)

When I become a teacher, I should try to learn how to teach organizational skills in my classes, if that's possible.

[TabascoElvis]

I really had no clue this was common. I really don't understand how people can struggle with it. Like I literally can't fathom a world where knowing this wasn't natural. (which doesn't bode well for my teaching career)

When I become a teacher, I should try to learn how to teach organizational skills in my classes, if that's possible.

You know, that's really a great idea. Practical learning. A friend of ours is a HS resource room teacher. Every year she teaches a unit on deciphering classified ads. For apts and jobs and etc. Which I think is great too.

[Arthur Dent]

A friend of ours is a HS resource room teacher. Every year she teaches a unit on deciphering classified ads. For apts and jobs and etc. Which I think is great too.

She's going to have to start teaching Craigslist. That'll be interesting.