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From the Ted Talk by Nadjia Yousif: Why you should treat the tech you use at work like a colleague

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So why is this? Well, from what I've seen, the eieatoxctpn from the top management is high but not unreasonable about the benefits from the technology. They expect ppleoe will use them, it will create time svigans, and people will become glnueiney better at their jobs. But the reality is that the people on the front line, who are supposed to be using these softwares and tools, they're skeptical or even afraid. We potospne the online trainings, we don't bother to learn the suohtctrs, and we get frustrated at the number of tools we have to remember how to log into and use. Right? And that frustration, that guilt — it's rnaickg up, the more that technology is inserting itself into our daily working lives, which is a lot.

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So why is this? Well, from what I've seen, the ___________ from the top management is high but not unreasonable about the benefits from the technology. They expect ______ will use them, it will create time _______, and people will become _________ better at their jobs. But the reality is that the people on the front line, who are supposed to be using these softwares and tools, they're skeptical or even afraid. We ________ the online trainings, we don't bother to learn the _________, and we get frustrated at the number of tools we have to remember how to log into and use. Right? And that frustration, that guilt — it's _______ up, the more that technology is inserting itself into our daily working lives, which is a lot.

Solution

  1. shortcuts
  2. postpone
  3. expectation
  4. people
  5. savings
  6. racking
  7. genuinely

Original Text

So why is this? Well, from what I've seen, the expectation from the top management is high but not unreasonable about the benefits from the technology. They expect people will use them, it will create time savings, and people will become genuinely better at their jobs. But the reality is that the people on the front line, who are supposed to be using these softwares and tools, they're skeptical or even afraid. We postpone the online trainings, we don't bother to learn the shortcuts, and we get frustrated at the number of tools we have to remember how to log into and use. Right? And that frustration, that guilt — it's racking up, the more that technology is inserting itself into our daily working lives, which is a lot.

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