Recently I asked an old associate from the University of Minnesota medical Foundation a few questions about how technology impacts his day to day activities. After greeting each other the interview went as followed:
Tim: "How does How do you feel technological advances in the work place have impacted you most?"
Mike: "Well as an accountant I deal with software that revolves around using a computer, so anything that can make my job faster and more convenient is always a plus."
Tim: " What would you describe as more convenient?"
Mike: "Well (Pause) for example, Microsoft Outlook makes it easier to bundle my email addresses and calendar dates together to create a more efficient way of working."
Tim: "Do you ever get frusturated at technological trends that seem more complicated than easy?"
Mike: "Yes, quite a bit. There have been problems with software programs that don't corrolate with my PC, I would go into detail but I don't want to bore you. Pretty much routing problems and wrong drivers that aren't compatible with Vista and what not."
Tim: "On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being Extremely often and 1 being Extremely little how would you rate how much you use social networking sites."
Mike: "Haha, well I would give that a 5, my kids are getting me into Facebook."
Tim: "What do you like about Facebook that makes you keep coming back to it?"
Mike: "Well it makes me feel like I have more friends!" (Laughing) "I'm not all that savvy but the layout they provide makes it seem pretty simple."
Tim: "Do you have an IT team at your workplace?"
Mike: "Yes, would be lost without them."
Tim: "How effective they are in helping you with technological problems."
Mike: " Incredible. They know whats wrong with my computer before I do!"
Tim: "Overall has technology helped you get work done faster or slower than in earlier years when you did not have everything?"
Mike: "This is the easiest question of them all (laughing), definitely easier, I probably get twice the amount of work done that I used to get done on my slow 80's clunker!
Tim: "How does How do you feel technological advances in the work place have impacted you most?"
Mike: "Well as an accountant I deal with software that revolves around using a computer, so anything that can make my job faster and more convenient is always a plus."
Tim: " What would you describe as more convenient?"
Mike: "Well (Pause) for example, Microsoft Outlook makes it easier to bundle my email addresses and calendar dates together to create a more efficient way of working."
Tim: "Do you ever get frusturated at technological trends that seem more complicated than easy?"
Mike: "Yes, quite a bit. There have been problems with software programs that don't corrolate with my PC, I would go into detail but I don't want to bore you. Pretty much routing problems and wrong drivers that aren't compatible with Vista and what not."
Tim: "On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being Extremely often and 1 being Extremely little how would you rate how much you use social networking sites."
Mike: "Haha, well I would give that a 5, my kids are getting me into Facebook."
Tim: "What do you like about Facebook that makes you keep coming back to it?"
Mike: "Well it makes me feel like I have more friends!" (Laughing) "I'm not all that savvy but the layout they provide makes it seem pretty simple."
Tim: "Do you have an IT team at your workplace?"
Mike: "Yes, would be lost without them."
Tim: "How effective they are in helping you with technological problems."
Mike: " Incredible. They know whats wrong with my computer before I do!"
Tim: "Overall has technology helped you get work done faster or slower than in earlier years when you did not have everything?"
Mike: "This is the easiest question of them all (laughing), definitely easier, I probably get twice the amount of work done that I used to get done on my slow 80's clunker!
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