Hypothetically, if a colleague has repeatedly demonstrated the utter lack of reading comprehension skills (like pulling the same door labelled “push” for the hundredth time), what job could one suggest for them where this “disability” wouldn’t be detrimental?
Pulling a door labeled push is the result of bad door design.
But it mostly sounds like you can’t think of your own ammo and wanna be a dick to your coworker.
Yea, this question definitely left me feeling like I’d much rather get a beer with their coworker (and hold the door for them) than the question asker.
This is not about a single coworker and a door, but intended as a generic light-hearted roast for everybody who keep ignoring simple signs such as which waste bin is for paper, how to leave a room, etc. Petty? Sure as hell. Being a dick? Wouldn’t say so.
The example you’ve given is likely not a problem with reading comprehension but obliviousness. I read and understand things very well (I have to read and correct engineering drawings and schematics and implement them), but I simply don’t notice a lot of what goes on around me.
My suggestion for that is any job that doesn’t require safety, physical team labor, or security.
Yes, that’s my conclusion as well. What job doesn’t require any of these?
Most office jobs.
Republican member of Congress, president.
If it’s a legitimate issue of illiteracy there are companies that rely on illiterate workers and workers with other special needs to legally shred their sensitive documents. It’s amazing for both sides. It takes the concern for privacy off the table and gives a person a job, money, and a sense of purpose that they otherwise might not have.
In an age where most information is digital there are still a lot of industries that rely on paper and for sensitive information and sometimes that paper needs to be shredded. Legal documents, HIPAA standards in the US, and trade secrets are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
kinda sounds weird from the outside since you cant proove you cant read. could just pretend
Fair point. But, medically and developmentally speaking there are people with a lower mental capacity that literally can’t read. The entire adult care industry exists for a reason. Those people need something to do so they don’t simply waste away.
Today, I learned!
Congress
The job they have now. If they’re not getting sacked they’re obviously fulfilling their employers expectations.
Let’s keep this door related. Walmart greeter
Porn
Barback.
Prep cook.
Custodian.
Facilities teams.
Driver (delivery, Uber)
Trainer
Retail
Mover/moving company
Salesman (for specialty items like guitars or cars).
Farmhand.
Auto body shop work
Welder
Street performer/artist
So many jobs don’t require the ability to read, but they almost all require that you acquire a skill or knowledge base.
Facilities teams
Don’t they need to read the instructions for the cleaning supplies? Especially because those are industry strength and would most likely need to be diluted?
Auto body shop work
Same here. Read und understand car manuals and safety stuff.
I work in an organization where many of our facilities staff are immigrants, and completely illiterate (even in their own language). So, no. They need a facilities director/supervisor/building manager to guide them in their roles.
Same for auto body shops, as long as you’re working on vehicles before a certain year, you can learn all you need to know an be effective in your role.
Auto body workers still need to read. Try mixing Bondo without being able to read measures or weights. How about determining which box contains the proper replacement part?
Driver (delivery,
So that’s why my food delivery person never understands how to get into my building even though there are very detailed instructions.
My father is barely literate and has been a trucker for over 30 years.
Trucker is fine.
Working as a food delivery driver for like uber eats or like wise then you need to be able to read the delivery instructions.
Washing cars for Avis. When I did that one of my coworkers was illiterate. He managed just fine. Only thing he had to do was memorize the few questions on the return slip to know which checkboxes associated to which aspect of the car’s state.
The same door…? Their apparent illiteracy sounds like a symptom more than the core issue.
Escort.
School
In my experience; teacher or principal.
Janitor
Cleaning chemicals have labels that require reading. Janitors tend to use those often.
Then artist maybe?
