Southernmiss
I am hazed everyday
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2011
Many jobs are evolving with technology, regulations and a multitude of other new additions to the jobs.
I am hearing the same for pharmacists--I have 2 studying to become pharmacists. Word on blogs, etc. is that that field has changed since those writing the blogs were trained.
I am a church office manager-handling bookkeeping, payroll, secretarial and all other front office work needed at the church. I am the one employee of the church doing all of these things.
I took the job over 4 years ago. I had worked in the church in another capacity for 15 years, so I understood the inner workings of church and could come in and adapt to new technologies. The lady who had it before me had been there 30 years. I immediately knew of things that would modernize the job and implemented them. Quickbooks for payroll, a text messaging/email system to reach parishioners, changing the management of the church website, doing more with electronic and on line tithing, and social media. She knew what she was doing and was good at it. But I implemented newer ways of doing things that were becoming expected and necessary as the younger generations are now digital natives and are not digital immigrants. She was aware of these things, but it her way wasn't (yet) broken so she did not need to fix it.
She often took work home to keep up. After some hiccups and learning curves and long hours implementing the new technology, I have not needed to take work home and can get my work done more efficiently than it was done before.
A lot of jobs have quickly changed due to the internet and computer age. Unfortunately, those who know all the old ways are having to learn new and it's not easy. I get it. My kids switch social media so fast that I find it hard to keep up. But I do it so that I can communicate with them and with younger parishioners in our church.
I am hearing the same for pharmacists--I have 2 studying to become pharmacists. Word on blogs, etc. is that that field has changed since those writing the blogs were trained.
I am a church office manager-handling bookkeeping, payroll, secretarial and all other front office work needed at the church. I am the one employee of the church doing all of these things.
I took the job over 4 years ago. I had worked in the church in another capacity for 15 years, so I understood the inner workings of church and could come in and adapt to new technologies. The lady who had it before me had been there 30 years. I immediately knew of things that would modernize the job and implemented them. Quickbooks for payroll, a text messaging/email system to reach parishioners, changing the management of the church website, doing more with electronic and on line tithing, and social media. She knew what she was doing and was good at it. But I implemented newer ways of doing things that were becoming expected and necessary as the younger generations are now digital natives and are not digital immigrants. She was aware of these things, but it her way wasn't (yet) broken so she did not need to fix it.
She often took work home to keep up. After some hiccups and learning curves and long hours implementing the new technology, I have not needed to take work home and can get my work done more efficiently than it was done before.
A lot of jobs have quickly changed due to the internet and computer age. Unfortunately, those who know all the old ways are having to learn new and it's not easy. I get it. My kids switch social media so fast that I find it hard to keep up. But I do it so that I can communicate with them and with younger parishioners in our church.