 |
By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
|
social skill are they a lost art ???
it seems anyone under 40 mostly no longer have ant social skills online or face to face...
see it every day via my messages on here people find it hard to interact..
but heres why im posting on tuesday this week we've added extra training to new staff on how to interact face to face with people as they really have no clue from simple things like ..would you like a cup of tea .... simple things like that have to be taught ??? really really bad out there ..yes we blame social media as its all the younger generations know .... i think its so sad that this now has to be taught rather than be learnt growing up
and before anyone say's its a class thing its really not some of these new staff are students wanting extra money |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Crikey what kind of job role is it? It does seem that some people need teaching really basic stuff.
I see many parents with earphones in or on their phones while out with their little kids, totally ignoring them.  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
Just picking up on your ‘would you like a cup of tea example’ is this to colleagues or visitors ?
I ask as in my 34 years of working I’ve not once made a brew for the team, it’s not my role, I don’t drink it and they can use the kitchen like everyone else. However, any client is automatically offered upon arrival. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"social skill are they a lost art ???
it seems anyone under 40 mostly no longer have ant social skills online or face to face...
see it every day via my messages on here people find it hard to interact..
but heres why im posting on tuesday this week we've added extra training to new staff on how to interact face to face with people as they really have no clue from simple things like ..would you like a cup of tea .... simple things like that have to be taught ??? really really bad out there ..yes we blame social media as its all the younger generations know .... i think its so sad that this now has to be taught rather than be learnt growing up
and before anyone say's its a class thing its really not some of these new staff are students wanting extra money"
I think we need more information here.
Why is it *not* a class thing?
What has the new staff being students got to do with anything?
What is the context of people being offered a cup of tea? I can think of plenty of circumstances where that wouldn't be appropriate.
Who gets to decide what "good" social skills are?
Why do you think it's you who has good social skills, and it's the "younger generations" who are the problem? |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
|
By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
|
Anyone under 40? I have excellent social skills (anxiety permitting) ill have you know!
Seriously though i feel im one of the few in my generation who have any social skills worth a damn. I blame social media and instant messaging |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
Sorry I mainly work with younger people and find their social skills are fine. In fact they seem pretty switched on to most things that are happening around us currently.
It’s the sort of thing thrown at every generation since the 50’s, some younger people are ignorant so are some at my age and above.
The only issue I have, is the music when I was younger was much better  |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"I don't think everyone over 40 has great social skills
Agreed, it’s across the board  "
I blame the recruitment process of some firms that employ people with no social skills, and then when client retention is an issue, only then give them training they should have had at the start,as they had no social skills. Sack anyone involved in interview/selection process |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
"I don't think everyone over 40 has great social skills
Agreed, it’s across the board
I blame the recruitment process of some firms that employ people with no social skills, and then when client retention is an issue, only then give them training they should have had at the start,as they had no social skills. Sack anyone involved in interview/selection process "
The problem with the recruitment industry as a whole is that it selects for one thing, and one thing only: People who are good at job interviews. This is why, again and again, you get incompetent people sailing into one great job after another, and genuinely brilliant people who struggle to get work.
See also: Exam-based assessment. Great if you want an exam-passing machine, not much use for anything else. |
Reply privately, Reply in forum +quote
or View forums list | |
» Add a new message to this topic
