I graduated college with honors 11 years ago. I'm 31. Why can't I understand the training of all jobs I start?

Question

I am a 31 year old guy. I graduated in political science and history. The problem is that I can never understand the technical aspects of the jobs I accept. All of the other trainees do better than I do. I am working a state job that requires a person to understand a complex computer system. There is so much law and policy to understand. I am a public assistance specialist. All of this info is going over my head! And the other trainees are picking it up. This happened to me also on a state job where I was an unemployment adjudicator (made decisions on cases). If I have a high I.Q. and got almost a 4.0 in college and can work well with others, why can't I understand policy? Is a certain part of my brain not functioning? I just can't process technical information. Maneuvering around on screens is also hard for me. I have failed on many jobs because of this. I get the feeling that employers like my personality, but they have to let me go because I can't comprehend the job. I try hard!

Answer 1

Poly Sci and history is more of an arts. Comp Science is more technical, it sounds like you are more of a people person then a technical person. Maybe you should hunt for jobs that involve more people skills then technical skills.

Computers are scary to many people, but there really is no reason for it, unless the software on it is trash (which unfortunately is far too common).

You may be fearing failure and just making yourself so stressed out that you are setting yourself up to fail. Relax, take good notes when you learn things, make yourself up a cheat sheet (a concise list of what you need to know) and keep it handy.

Ask your supervisor if maybe such a list already exists, it maybe there and the trainer has not needed it in so long, they have forgotten it exists.

Good Luck

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi there !

I dont think that you are "too old " to learn anything new..okay ?
Maybe the 'drive' or the 'enthusiasm' is missing due to your apprehensions..or the fear in your subconscious mind..!

Believe me ..! No age is "too old" to learn anything new...
Also dont do anything just for sake of doing it..! There is a saying " we should enjoy the job we are doing.." So, choose a job to your liking and which will give you job satisfaction at the end of the day.....
Nobody will learn 'everything' on the 1st day of training itself..okay ?
Go slow...but be thorough ...
Dont put the blame on the "poor age factor"....
Best wishes..!

Answer 4

I had a roommate who was great with his scholastic studies, like you a 4.0 student but he had very little common sense. That does not sound like you at all, but perhaps you have an unusual type of learning disability. Perhaps your doctor could direct you as to where to start to find someone to test you!?

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Perhaps you are looking at the wrong jobs. Just because you have this qualification, doesn't mean this is the job for you.

Answer 6

things have changed so fast and your'e considered OLD. not being funny here. there's more computer-based jobs now and the way things are done now is different from the way we were trained or educated. you should be lucky that they offer on-the-job training.