This piece isn't about Word or nerd-shaming or the author's self-perceived mastery of desktop publishing.
It reads like a take on the absurdity of people constantly adding inane things like "must be proficient in Microsoft Word" to job postings and, consequently, their appearance on the CV of every person who applies to be a corporate drone in the western world.
On the other hand, I wouldn't mind if people started flagging "knows how to use pivot tables in Excel..."
This piece isn't about Word or nerd-shaming or the author's self-perceived mastery of desktop publishing.
It reads like a take on the absurdity of people constantly adding inane things like "must be proficient in Microsoft Word" to job postings and, consequently, their appearance on the CV of every person who applies to be a corporate drone in the western world.
On the other hand, I wouldn't mind if people started flagging "knows how to use pivot tables in Excel..."