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?
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.
Yes, that’s my conclusion as well. What job doesn’t require any of these?
Cleaner… most probably…
Anything physical related and repetitive, so he learns the ropes by heart. Garbage truck man, that could also be an option… pr0n star 🤔 🤷 🤣?
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.)
Shouldn’t a dishwasher or cook be able to read and follow instructions, like regarding water temperature, food safety, etc?
They gave him the instructions verbally and gave him the training before he was allowed to do it alone.
Well that depends, what causes this difficulty in reading and how far does it extend? Is it dyslexia? Do they have issues memorizing things? Are they completely beyond learning a fixed action?
I guess it’s not about actually not being able to read, just either not caring to read or ignoring what’s written.
The same door…? Their apparent illiteracy sounds like a symptom more than the core issue.
School
Escort.
To answer your actual question: functional illiteracy is still functional, if somebody has a job, and they’re keeping it, doesn’t matter if they can’t really read. Most people can cope without doing any reading in their daily lives, they’ll ask somebody else to read something for them if it’s absolutely necessary, but there’s a huge part of humanity whose jobs do not involve ingesting novel data and critical thinking.
Quite honestly even the people who do need those critical thinking skills don’t need them on a day-to-day basis. Most people get into a routine and don’t really need to read anymore. So somebody could adapt to that routine through friends and family, and never really learn how to read.
Now to move on to your scenario, which isn’t based on a literacy, just on somebody being oblivious and or stubborn. Those people existed all levels. Just let him be. Don’t let them annoy you. Arguing with an oblivious stubborn person is a double whammy, because they don’t realize whatever they’re doing is inefficient, and if they do eventually get it, they’re going to double down because their stubborn
Production line worker, depending on the production
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.
In my experience; teacher or principal.
