I worked at Macromedia/Adobe (which bought Macromedia) for fourteen and a half years. I got in there almost by accident in the middle of the dot-com boom, with little technical expertise. The whole time I worked there I kept thinking they'd find out how non-technical I was and fire me! ;-) As it turned out, they wouldn't even lay me off, and I had to quit when I decided to make a career change into clean energy.
Even though I'm not a super-technical person, I was actually emailing and chatting (though we didn't call it that) back in 1978-79, my last year of high school. Like me, many people likely have some exposure to technology that we don't even realize we are absorbing. Being around it more gets you more comfortable with it, so the key is to not be afraid of it and get more used to it. You may find that you know more than you realize!
Thanks Rosana. You have walked a fascinating path, as I've said before. The piece I did about my grandmother also touches on this, because she had never touched a computer before going to travel agent computer camp.
I love that! My grandmother Flora Paley was one of the first women in Buenos Aires to drive a car, in the 1920s. She got a lot of nasty comments for that, but it didn't deter her. (Oh, and she bought the car from her own savings teaching piano and selling real estate before she got married.) Not an age-related thing, but I love hearing about those wonderful grandmothers.
Funny, my path does not seem at all fascinating to me. I appreciate your perspective! My tech years felt like something that happened to me, rather than something I chose, but I did learn a lot.
Still can't help wondering what new tech will be around when we're even older — and I resist some of it, like TikTok and the relentless barrage of Slack and Discord. Sheesh. It's all too easy to feel like an old curmudgeon!
I wish I knew more — doesn't seem like I have enough for a story, and she's long gone.
Yes, ChatGPT and other AI will likely develop in ways that are hard to imagine. I keep wondering what other thing will be around in 20 years that we haven't even conceived of yet!
Great tips!
I worked at Macromedia/Adobe (which bought Macromedia) for fourteen and a half years. I got in there almost by accident in the middle of the dot-com boom, with little technical expertise. The whole time I worked there I kept thinking they'd find out how non-technical I was and fire me! ;-) As it turned out, they wouldn't even lay me off, and I had to quit when I decided to make a career change into clean energy.
Even though I'm not a super-technical person, I was actually emailing and chatting (though we didn't call it that) back in 1978-79, my last year of high school. Like me, many people likely have some exposure to technology that we don't even realize we are absorbing. Being around it more gets you more comfortable with it, so the key is to not be afraid of it and get more used to it. You may find that you know more than you realize!
Thanks Rosana. You have walked a fascinating path, as I've said before. The piece I did about my grandmother also touches on this, because she had never touched a computer before going to travel agent computer camp.
https://mightyforcesjobs.substack.com/p/what-my-grandmother-taught-me-about
I love that! My grandmother Flora Paley was one of the first women in Buenos Aires to drive a car, in the 1920s. She got a lot of nasty comments for that, but it didn't deter her. (Oh, and she bought the car from her own savings teaching piano and selling real estate before she got married.) Not an age-related thing, but I love hearing about those wonderful grandmothers.
Funny, my path does not seem at all fascinating to me. I appreciate your perspective! My tech years felt like something that happened to me, rather than something I chose, but I did learn a lot.
Still can't help wondering what new tech will be around when we're even older — and I resist some of it, like TikTok and the relentless barrage of Slack and Discord. Sheesh. It's all too easy to feel like an old curmudgeon!
What a great story about your grandmother! You should write that up and post it on Medium.
As for tech, I’m wondering what ChatGPT will look like in two years. It’s both fascinating and disturbing.
I wish I knew more — doesn't seem like I have enough for a story, and she's long gone.
Yes, ChatGPT and other AI will likely develop in ways that are hard to imagine. I keep wondering what other thing will be around in 20 years that we haven't even conceived of yet!