#executive function theft

Yeah, I want a wife. Who wouldn’t?

Have you guys heard of this term?

I have only discovered that term today from reading this tweet here.

Executive Function Theft (EFT) is defined as:

the deliberate abdication of decision-making, tasks, and responsibilities that are perceived as administrative or repetitive, of lesser importance, or aren’t pleasant or shiny, to another person, with the result that the receiving person’s executive function becomes so exhausted that they are unable to participate in, contribute to, or enjoy higher level efforts.

Source:

-all the information is spread out over thirteen or so different webpages

-info on related topics is not grouped together so you're constantly switching between pages trying to get the full picture. often losing your place and having to re-find it

-none of the systems talk to each other so you have to register separately for proving you searched for work, receiving the money, getting food, getting medicaid, getting energy bill help, etc.

-the systems are totally different and no information carries over

-when you submit forms you do NOT get a confirmation by email or texts, leaving you wondering if the ancient web system you're trusting your financial information to actually works. and whether you'd be able to prove you submitted your thing in time to get benefits.

-half the time after you submit a form online it returns a brief "thanks for submitting" message immediately followed by "404 this page does not exist"!

Asked someone to please just add me to their appointment in the calendar, because i didn't have my phone with me. Got a paper card with the date/time of appointment and was told to make my own in my calendar.

"That won't work. I will have forgotten when i get my phone."

"I can write you an email as a reminder."

"Please just add me to the meeting in your calnedar. You already have my email."

"i'm not allowed. It's against company policy."

"You use Outlook. And are not allowed to invite people to appointments?"

"Only people who work internally."

"Are you aware that i won't get access to your calendar? I won't see anything in your calendar. I will get an appointment in MY calendar. With your email. Which i already have."

"I'm not allowed."

😑

This comes from too many companies. People do NOT get trained on how to use Outlook. Or Word. People always claim they know and that they work with it, then use spaces instead of tab stops.