Gen Z lacking social skills

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

That’s ridiculous. If they called you could call back after the meeting/lunch. It’s not like you are a doctor because you have kids.

Put the phone in pocket or purse, if someone calls you’ll likely feel vibration or hear ringtone.

It’s more important to me to be avail if my kid had a medical emergency - or my parent- than to impress anyone who has some bizarre issue with someone’s phone being on a table

Sorry that you have to bail your kid out of jail all the time. I have three kids 16, 21 and 22 and only twice I got a call at work for an emergency in 22 years. Both times wife was in labor

Luckily my third kid was born when already home and parents nice enough to die not during work hours .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

That’s ridiculous. If they called you could call back after the meeting/lunch. It’s not like you are a doctor because you have kids.

Put the phone in pocket or purse, if someone calls you’ll likely feel vibration or hear ringtone.

It’s more important to me to be avail if my kid had a medical emergency - or my parent- than to impress anyone who has some bizarre issue with someone’s phone being on a table

Sorry that you have to bail your kid out of jail all the time. I have three kids 16, 21 and 22 and only twice I got a call at work for an emergency in 22 years. Both times wife was in labor

Luckily my third kid was born when already home and parents nice enough to die not during work hours .

I can't imagine how empowering that must feel. Bravo!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

That’s ridiculous. If they called you could call back after the meeting/lunch. It’s not like you are a doctor because you have kids.

Put the phone in pocket or purse, if someone calls you’ll likely feel vibration or hear ringtone.

It’s more important to me to be avail if my kid had a medical emergency - or my parent- than to impress anyone who has some bizarre issue with someone’s phone being on a table

Sorry that you have to bail your kid out of jail all the time. I have three kids 16, 21 and 22 and only twice I got a call at work for an emergency in 22 years. Both times wife was in labor

Luckily my third kid was born when already home and parents nice enough to die not during work hours .

Tell me you’re a man who never steps up to the plate, without telling me you’re a man who never steps up. We clearly have a winner here of the weaponized incompetency award!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

That’s ridiculous. If they called you could call back after the meeting/lunch. It’s not like you are a doctor because you have kids.

Put the phone in pocket or purse, if someone calls you’ll likely feel vibration or hear ringtone.

It’s more important to me to be avail if my kid had a medical emergency - or my parent- than to impress anyone who has some bizarre issue with someone’s phone being on a table

Sorry that you have to bail your kid out of jail all the time. I have three kids 16, 21 and 22 and only twice I got a call at work for an emergency in 22 years. Both times wife was in labor

Luckily my third kid was born when already home and parents nice enough to die not during work hours .

I can't imagine how empowering that must feel. Bravo!

Right? I can't imagine someone actually arguing with someone, especially a mother, about wanting to have their phone out in case the school calls. And how many kids have called or texted their parents phones during school shootings? That's our lifeline in case something happens. You must be really really old to not get this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

Yep. Same - I am the primary contact for my kid's daycare. There's a difference between phone on the table and buried in scrolling the phone.

Phone in a pocket on silent vibrate works well FYI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the first generation where they've grown up since being babies with the internet, social media, texting, and communicating digitally 90% of the time. They're terrified of talking on the phone and doing anything in person if it involves conflict. They're developmentally challenged in terms of basic human communication without some kind of digital device. They get so uncomfortable doing some as basic as using the phone to order a pizza, or to deal with something like insurance problems over the phone. Eventually the world will move away from direct human communication. GenZ is just the first generation. Once we all die off, the way gen z can only comminicate will take over. At some point, I think humans will be in capable of directly talking face to face with difficult conversations due to anxiety attacks when a screen isn't there to protect you.

Yes, GenZ is the native digital generation. The rest of your comments are ignorant.

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

Yep. Same - I am the primary contact for my kid's daycare. There's a difference between phone on the table and buried in scrolling the phone.

Phone in a pocket on silent vibrate works well FYI.

And I'm a woman, btw. I always wear at least on item of clothing with pockets.

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

That’s ridiculous. If they called you could call back after the meeting/lunch. It’s not like you are a doctor because you have kids.

Put the phone in pocket or purse, if someone calls you’ll likely feel vibration or hear ringtone.

It’s more important to me to be avail if my kid had a medical emergency - or my parent- than to impress anyone who has some bizarre issue with someone’s phone being on a table

Sorry that you have to bail your kid out of jail all the time. I have three kids 16, 21 and 22 and only twice I got a call at work for an emergency in 22 years. Both times wife was in labor

Luckily my third kid was born when already home and parents nice enough to die not during work hours .

I can't imagine how empowering that must feel. Bravo!

Right? I can't imagine someone actually arguing with someone, especially a mother, about wanting to have their phone out in case the school calls. And how many kids have called or texted their parents phones during school shootings? That's our lifeline in case something happens. You must be really really old to not get this.

Sorry your children are Nancy boys. Back in my day I could go full Rambo and give a shooter a beat down. Seriously dead people are dead 💀 no need to interrupt my work day cause grandma choked on a chicken bone or your ADHD kid got a pencil stuck in his nose.

I once had a triple roll over in a car accident at 23 and broke three bones. A few Budweisers and an aspirin I was back at work in a few hours.

Then again we shut down whole county in 2020 due to runny noses.

My rule is no cell phones out. You can use them on your lunch break or your 15 minute afternoon break in stairwell or parking lot. My executive assistant or my phone number is available for spousal or kids emergencies. I allocate up to 120 seconds a day.

Do you expect your doctor texting during your surgery? No. And Doctors are doing less important work.

FMLA stands for Female and Male Lazy Asses. You can rest when you are dead

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

That’s ridiculous. If they called you could call back after the meeting/lunch. It’s not like you are a doctor because you have kids.

Put the phone in pocket or purse, if someone calls you’ll likely feel vibration or hear ringtone.

It’s more important to me to be avail if my kid had a medical emergency - or my parent- than to impress anyone who has some bizarre issue with someone’s phone being on a table

Sorry that you have to bail your kid out of jail all the time. I have three kids 16, 21 and 22 and only twice I got a call at work for an emergency in 22 years. Both times wife was in labor

Luckily my third kid was born when already home and parents nice enough to die not during work hours .

I can't imagine how empowering that must feel. Bravo!

Right? I can't imagine someone actually arguing with someone, especially a mother, about wanting to have their phone out in case the school calls. And how many kids have called or texted their parents phones during school shootings? That's our lifeline in case something happens. You must be really really old to not get this.

Sorry your children are Nancy boys. Back in my day I could go full Rambo and give a shooter a beat down. Seriously dead people are dead 💀 no need to interrupt my work day cause grandma choked on a chicken bone or your ADHD kid got a pencil stuck in his nose.

I once had a triple roll over in a car accident at 23 and broke three bones. A few Budweisers and an aspirin I was back at work in a few hours.

Then again we shut down whole county in 2020 due to runny noses.

My rule is no cell phones out. You can use them on your lunch break or your 15 minute afternoon break in stairwell or parking lot. My executive assistant or my phone number is available for spousal or kids emergencies. I allocate up to 120 seconds a day.

Do you expect your doctor texting during your surgery? No. And Doctors are doing less important work.

FMLA stands for Female and Male Lazy Asses. You can rest when you are dead

I think I know you. You own that truck on Route 1– Dick’s hot dogs and ammo, right?

[Anonymous]

I’m a senior associate at a law firm and have my phone out during meals with summers. Not sure where your rule comes from. Something might come up and it’s less distracting than having my phone on ring.

[Anonymous]

I just hired a bunch of Gen Z for the summer for a seasonal business. They are great workers, and smart. But clearly I am out of touch with this generation because the clothes they think are appropriate for work are things I wouldn't go to my mailbox in, and they never ever put down the phones. I just accept that I don't get it and put up with it, because they do perform.

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Anonymous wrote:We have summer associates at my law firm and I remind them when they talk to partners face to face, don't have their phone in their hands, and when they go out to lunch with attorneys don't put their phone on the table. One was like "yes of course" and he's 29, and the other was like "Oh damn, really? Why? But can I text while I'm in my office? Like, alone?" and she's 25. It'll be interesting to see who we extend offers to.

I always put my phone on the table bc I have kids and if the school needed to call me I need to know about it. Imagine most parents whether in legal profession or not feel similarly. You sound v rigid

That’s ridiculous. If they called you could call back after the meeting/lunch. It’s not like you are a doctor because you have kids.

Put the phone in pocket or purse, if someone calls you’ll likely feel vibration or hear ringtone.

It’s more important to me to be avail if my kid had a medical emergency - or my parent- than to impress anyone who has some bizarre issue with someone’s phone being on a table

Sorry that you have to bail your kid out of jail all the time. I have three kids 16, 21 and 22 and only twice I got a call at work for an emergency in 22 years. Both times wife was in labor

Luckily my third kid was born when already home and parents nice enough to die not during work hours .

So what you're saying is that when the kid needed to be picked up early from school because they vomited/had a fever/got something stuck up their nose/had an allergic reaction (ALL of these have happened to me), they called your wife.

[Anonymous]

Mine don't lack it. Both are working and one in media. They both are using social skills in their jobs all the time.
DD got a job 3 days after graduating college as a manager, she literarily used her social skills to get a job where she is using her social skills nonstop. As in a manager with one of the main media outlets in the DMV.
I am sorry you think that 2 people you hired represent gen Z. Speaks more about you than about Gen Z.
DS literarily speaks people all day long.
You must be a Boomer-Whiner.

[Anonymous]

My 19 yo was just complaining about his rental corp, another org he worked with on a project during spring semester, and his new internship hiring process. Said they were not meeting internal deadlines they set themselves, were disorganized, and sent emails with typos. DC is not a total go getter, actually pretty mellow, so I actually laughed then commiserated. So, OP, your employees are probably complaining about you too.

[Anonymous]

NP -- curious if anyone has also noticed a lack of eye contact when in person. For example, I was at an event and I noticed the younger people had no eye contact and really weak handshakes when being introduced to another person. It was fascinating, and yet, sad that they lacked such basic manners.