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[quote=Anonymous]I am tired of going to the neighborhood pool, saying hi to the lifeguards at the front desk, and having them totally ignore me. Noses never come out of their phones.  Not one word. Last weekend, I asked one lifeguard (who also didn't return my greeting) what their pool hours would be during this first week of school, and she said, "it's back there on the board."

When I was a teen, I would always greet a customer. And I would have told them both what the hours were as well as that the hours are posted on the board.  Or I'd say, "  I'm afraid I forgot. They are written over here. Let me check."

And I don't mind checking the board myself.  It's just the blunt tone and lack of very basic manners that I find really disconcerting.

So I wonder, do you proactively teach your kids how to have these basic "business" conversations with adults (everyone really)? Do you assume they will just mimic you?

FWIW, I was a  teen lifeguard too. We didn't receive any training on how to interact with a customer. When I worked at a fast food restaurant, though, it was a significant part of the training. But my parents also taught me to say things like, "hi, how are you today?"  I wonder if it's  not really taught anymore or if it's a casuality of smart phones. [/quote]

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