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.
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.
I doubt any of these examples have anything to do with reading comprehension problems…
I don’t think opening a door the wrong way hundreds of times is a literacy issue…
“pulling the same door labeled push”
In this instance, it’s usually a basic design problem. If you have to label a door “push” because some idiot put a handle on it that you’d instinctively pull on instead of a simple push plate that’s impossible to grab, that’s not the user’s issue.
Yeah, sounds like a Norman Door
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.
Let’s keep this door related. Walmart greeter
The job they have now. If they’re not getting sacked they’re obviously fulfilling their employers expectations.
Porn
Dishwasher, cleaner, cook in a smaller kitchen.
At least those a friend of mine did who came already illitterate from Afghanistan to Sweden and also didn’t learn to read and write in Sweden yet (despite being very good in speaking the swedish language after a couple of years.)
A politician
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.
Seems more like an attention issue than illiteracy.
In my experience; teacher or principal.
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That’s just my experience after working in a school for the last year. It doesn’t make me hopeful for the future.
Janitor
Cleaning chemicals have labels that require reading. Janitors tend to use those often.
Then artist maybe?
