My boss in Austin said learning all the hotkeys was a waste of time

We were working on a big branding project last year and I was trying to show him how using 'Shift + R' to repeat my last action in Illustrator saved me hours. He told me to stop messing with 'tricks' and just focus on the design. It really stuck with me because I think knowing the tools is part of the job. Does anyone else work with people who don't see the value in speeding up the boring parts?

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oscarwilliams1mo ago

Ever tried showing him how much faster the work gets done?

diana_bell741mo ago

Yeah I mean I just started doing it anyway and the work got done faster. @oscarwilliams has a point, sometimes showing them the result is the only way. My old boss came around when he saw I finished layouts in half the time.