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Posted to users@openoffice.apache.org by Jeffrey Deutsch <jd...@gmail.com> on 2014/04/17 17:14:10 UTC
Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Hello,
I'm thinking of applying for an online tutoring position at Tutor.com.
However, they require that tutors (and applicants, for the mock tutoring
session) have Microsoft Word (2007 or later) itself -- they specifically
say that OpenOffice is not acceptable. I'd rather not spend $110 just to
get MS Word (or $140 for MS Office, or $10/month or $100/year to rent MS
Office) for this specific job, when OpenOffice/LibreOffice has worked just
fine for me for the past decade.
Does anyone here have any relevant experience (eg, does Tutor.com in
practice allow OpenOffice/LibreOffice, is it absolutely necessary to get MS
Word, do you know of similar online tutoring services that allow
OpenOffice/LibreOffice, etc)?
Thank you in advance!
Jeff Deutsch
Speaker & Life Coach
A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
http://www.asplint.com
"Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
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Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by Bruce Pierson <bp...@gmail.com>.
On Apr 17, 2014, at 11:14, Jeffrey Deutsch <jd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> -- they specifically
> say that OpenOffice is not acceptable.
Tutor.com is a "Microsoft Gold Certified Partner”, the likelihood that they would even admit that an open source suite such as Open Office can do everything that Microsoft Office can do would be slim to none.
- Bruce
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Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by M Henri Day <mh...@gmail.com>.
2014-04-17 18:23 GMT+02:00 japples <ja...@europa.com>:
> Another thought, it was clearly stated MS products were required.
> Applying without the required products demonstrates the inability to
> follow direction.
>
> Jack
Well, Jack, implying that the OP «appli[ed] without the required
products», instead of, as he did, posting his query to this forum
*before*deciding whether or not to apply, demonstrates an inability to
read....
Henri
Jeffrey Deutsch wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm thinking of applying for an online tutoring position at Tutor.com.
> However, they require that tutors (and applicants, for the mock tutoring
> session) have Microsoft Word (2007 or later) itself -- they specifically
> say that OpenOffice is not acceptable. I'd rather not spend $110 just to
> get MS Word (or $140 for MS Office, or $10/month or $100/year to rent MS
> Office) for this specific job, when OpenOffice/LibreOffice has worked just
> fine for me for the past decade.
>
> Does anyone here have any relevant experience (eg, does Tutor.com in
> practice allow OpenOffice/LibreOffice, is it absolutely necessary to get MS
> Word, do you know of similar online tutoring services that allow
> OpenOffice/LibreOffice, etc)?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Jeff Deutsch
> Speaker & Life Coach
> A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
> http://www.asplint.com
>
> "Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
> Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
> http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
>
Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by Jeffrey Deutsch <jd...@gmail.com>.
Hello Marco,
Thank you very much for your insight, especially as I had not seen the
connection with requiring Internet Explorer 8+.
As for OpenOffice, when I began the online application process and the got
the initial list of questions, the one that dealt with MS Word specified
that alternative software -- specifically including OpenOffice -- is not
acceptable.
Cheers,
Jeff Deutsch
Speaker & Life Coach
A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
http://www.asplint.com
"Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:19 PM, M. Fioretti <mf...@nexaima.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 14:24:54 PM -0400, Rob Weir wrote:
>
> > 3) Do they have a technical dependency on the Microsoft Office
> > application itself, say via macros or extensions?
>
> It is very, very likely (I'd almost say "evident") that this is the
> case if one just reads between the lines of the tutor technical
> requirements FAQ:
>
> http://www.tutor.com/apply/tutoring-faq#system
>
> "Your computer must meet the following specifications to run the
> Tutor.com Provider Classroom software"
>
> If those specs are so dumb er I mean "strict" to specify Internet
> Explorer 8.0 or higher" it means to me that their software is heavily
> dependent on several MS specific features to work.
>
> Interestingly, that FAQ doesn't mention Office at all, so I'd be
> curious to know where/how exactly the OP got the explicit answer, IIRC
> "no, OpenOffice is not good".
>
> Marco
>
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>
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Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by "M. Fioretti" <mf...@nexaima.net>.
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 14:24:54 PM -0400, Rob Weir wrote:
> 3) Do they have a technical dependency on the Microsoft Office
> application itself, say via macros or extensions?
It is very, very likely (I'd almost say "evident") that this is the
case if one just reads between the lines of the tutor technical
requirements FAQ:
http://www.tutor.com/apply/tutoring-faq#system
"Your computer must meet the following specifications to run the
Tutor.com Provider Classroom software"
If those specs are so dumb er I mean "strict" to specify Internet
Explorer 8.0 or higher" it means to me that their software is heavily
dependent on several MS specific features to work.
Interestingly, that FAQ doesn't mention Office at all, so I'd be
curious to know where/how exactly the OP got the explicit answer, IIRC
"no, OpenOffice is not good".
Marco
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Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Jeffrey Deutsch
<jd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jack,
>
> Excellent point about following directions in general -- that deserves its
> own discussion, probably on a career forum.
>
> My question is: What are your (collective) thoughts on this specific
> direction? For example, is it technically necessary, or not? Does Tutor.com
> strictly enforce it? Do you know of similar sites which don't insist on it?
> Etc.
>
I have no knowledge about Tutor.com specifically, but it would be
interesting to find out the nature of their dependency on MS Office.
1) Is it merely a matter of comfort and familiarity?
2) Do they have a technical dependency on the Microsoft file formats?
(In that case you could remind them that OpenOffice can read and
write the MS binary formats: doc, xls and ppt)
3) Do they have a technical dependency on the Microsoft Office
application itself, say via macros or extensions?
Regards,
-Rob
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff Deutsch
> Speaker & Life Coach
> A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
> http://www.asplint.com
>
> "Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
> Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
> http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:23 PM, japples <ja...@europa.com> wrote:
>
>> Another thought, it was clearly stated MS products were required.
>> Applying without the required products demonstrates the inability to
>> follow direction.
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
>> Jeffrey Deutsch wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of applying for an online tutoring position at Tutor.com.
>>> However, they require that tutors (and applicants, for the mock tutoring
>>> session) have Microsoft Word (2007 or later) itself -- they specifically
>>> say that OpenOffice is not acceptable. I'd rather not spend $110 just to
>>> get MS Word (or $140 for MS Office, or $10/month or $100/year to rent MS
>>> Office) for this specific job, when OpenOffice/LibreOffice has worked just
>>> fine for me for the past decade.
>>>
>>> Does anyone here have any relevant experience (eg, does Tutor.com in
>>> practice allow OpenOffice/LibreOffice, is it absolutely necessary to get
>>> MS
>>> Word, do you know of similar online tutoring services that allow
>>> OpenOffice/LibreOffice, etc)?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance!
>>>
>>> Jeff Deutsch
>>> Speaker & Life Coach
>>> A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
>>> http://www.asplint.com
>>>
>>> "Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
>>> Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
>>> http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by do...@msn.com.
Seems counter-productive to argue with prospective employer over a point like this. To use a sports world cliche "It is what it is." Just like this damned snow on the ground on April 17 in Minneapolis is what it is.
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Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:19:14
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Subject: Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:09:17 -0000, Jeffrey Deutsch <jd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My question is: What are your (collective) thoughts on this specific
> direction? For example, is it technically necessary, or not? Does Tutor.com
> strictly enforce it? Do you know of similar sites which don't insist on it?
it depends on what for they want you to have ms office.
>> Jeffrey Deutsch wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of applying for an online tutoring position at Tutor.com.
>>> However, they require that tutors (and applicants, for the mock tutoring
>>> session) have Microsoft Word (2007 or later) itself -- they specifically
>>> say that OpenOffice is not acceptable. I'd rather not spend $110 just to
>>> get MS Word (or $140 for MS Office, or $10/month or $100/year to rent MS
>>> Office) for this specific job, when OpenOffice/LibreOffice has worked just
>>> fine for me for the past decade.
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Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by johnny smith <ka...@krovatka.su>.
On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:09:17 -0000, Jeffrey Deutsch <jd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My question is: What are your (collective) thoughts on this specific
> direction? For example, is it technically necessary, or not? Does Tutor.com
> strictly enforce it? Do you know of similar sites which don't insist on it?
it depends on what for they want you to have ms office.
>> Jeffrey Deutsch wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of applying for an online tutoring position at Tutor.com.
>>> However, they require that tutors (and applicants, for the mock tutoring
>>> session) have Microsoft Word (2007 or later) itself -- they specifically
>>> say that OpenOffice is not acceptable. I'd rather not spend $110 just to
>>> get MS Word (or $140 for MS Office, or $10/month or $100/year to rent MS
>>> Office) for this specific job, when OpenOffice/LibreOffice has worked just
>>> fine for me for the past decade.
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Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by Jeffrey Deutsch <jd...@gmail.com>.
Hi Jack,
Excellent point about following directions in general -- that deserves its
own discussion, probably on a career forum.
My question is: What are your (collective) thoughts on this specific
direction? For example, is it technically necessary, or not? Does Tutor.com
strictly enforce it? Do you know of similar sites which don't insist on it?
Etc.
Cheers,
Jeff Deutsch
Speaker & Life Coach
A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
http://www.asplint.com
"Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:23 PM, japples <ja...@europa.com> wrote:
> Another thought, it was clearly stated MS products were required.
> Applying without the required products demonstrates the inability to
> follow direction.
>
> Jack
>
>
> Jeffrey Deutsch wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm thinking of applying for an online tutoring position at Tutor.com.
>> However, they require that tutors (and applicants, for the mock tutoring
>> session) have Microsoft Word (2007 or later) itself -- they specifically
>> say that OpenOffice is not acceptable. I'd rather not spend $110 just to
>> get MS Word (or $140 for MS Office, or $10/month or $100/year to rent MS
>> Office) for this specific job, when OpenOffice/LibreOffice has worked just
>> fine for me for the past decade.
>>
>> Does anyone here have any relevant experience (eg, does Tutor.com in
>> practice allow OpenOffice/LibreOffice, is it absolutely necessary to get
>> MS
>> Word, do you know of similar online tutoring services that allow
>> OpenOffice/LibreOffice, etc)?
>>
>> Thank you in advance!
>>
>> Jeff Deutsch
>> Speaker & Life Coach
>> A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
>> http://www.asplint.com
>>
>> "Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
>> Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
>> http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
>>
>>
>>
>
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Re: Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of "MS Word only"?
Posted by japples <ja...@europa.com>.
Another thought, it was clearly stated MS products were required.
Applying without the required products demonstrates the inability to
follow direction.
Jack
Jeffrey Deutsch wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm thinking of applying for an online tutoring position at Tutor.com.
> However, they require that tutors (and applicants, for the mock tutoring
> session) have Microsoft Word (2007 or later) itself -- they specifically
> say that OpenOffice is not acceptable. I'd rather not spend $110 just to
> get MS Word (or $140 for MS Office, or $10/month or $100/year to rent MS
> Office) for this specific job, when OpenOffice/LibreOffice has worked just
> fine for me for the past decade.
>
> Does anyone here have any relevant experience (eg, does Tutor.com in
> practice allow OpenOffice/LibreOffice, is it absolutely necessary to get MS
> Word, do you know of similar online tutoring services that allow
> OpenOffice/LibreOffice, etc)?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Jeff Deutsch
> Speaker & Life Coach
> A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs
> http://www.asplint.com
>
> "Listen to the universe while it whispers before it has to shout."
> Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catalyst --
> http://www.MarionSpeaks.com
>
>
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