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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These are things parents should be teaching their kids. It isn’t the job of companies to teach how to make a phone call, be on time, etc. [/quote]

Actually, yes it is.  It is the company’s job to teach their employees how to do the job the company expects of them.

Stop being lazy and train your new hires.[/quote]

I think it's reasonable to expect the basics to come installed in new employees. How to return a basic phone call, [b]how to deal with paper mail,[/b] how to respond to email in general (the specifics can be tailored to the company).  These aren't company specific skills. These are life skills. Yes, employees should arrive at the workplace with life skills.

I have two teens and getting them to check their personal email is crazy making. And, they are working on crafting appropriate responses in logical, full sentences. But, they have jobs so that's something. [/quote]

Welcome to 2026.  This isn’t a basic life skill anymore, Grandma.[/quote]

I think you’re missing the point. Who cares about the mail specifically? It’s about not being resourceful, not taking any kind of initiative, and just leaving tasks undone. Those are the basic life skills.

If your kid doesn’t know how to address an envelope but knows how to pull up a YouTube video and learn real quick, they’re fine. But that’s what’s missing. [/quote]

People have already mentioned that the kid may have thought it gets addressed in the mail room.  You don’t know what you don’t know.  That’s why your managers are supposed to train you.

You’re just as, if not more, incompetent than your interns.  You just hired a bunch of kids and expect them to read your mind.  Maybe take some initiative and go watch a YouTube
video on effective management.[/quote]

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