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coopykinstoday at 10:49 AM3 repliesview on HN

It's one of the main things I learned when working as tech support and I talked with users all day. Nobody reads anything.


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zero-sharptoday at 12:44 PM

A totally understandable situation. Most people just want to use technology to accomplish their immediate goal. I'm tech savvy and I lose my mind every time I get distracted by broken/misconfigured technology.

layer8today at 1:55 PM

Or maybe those who do read the docs require less tech support.

funnybeamtoday at 11:10 AM

I used to refer to the helpdesk as the reading desk - “Hello, you’re through to the IT Helpdesk, what can i read for you today?”