Good Job

Someone needs to stop this.

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Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here . (It’s anonymous!)

Dear Good Job,

I work in a mid-size business (about 16 to 20 people on site any given day), and we have a new boss. He’s an older man (mid-50s to 60s), and while he’s very knowledgeable about our sector, he doesn’t seem as well-versed in technology.

Every morning we start with a daily meeting where we lay out our goals for the day, what progress everyone is making on their projects, or anything else the teams need to know. This involves a large projection screen connected to a laptop.…