A job interview with a Millennial
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SCAudiophile
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Sad but true and very predictive of the downfall of our society...LOL!
Remember gentlemen and ladies that are 40 and up, our future is in the hands of the Snapchat and Twitter generation;
be afraid,....be very afraid!
Remember gentlemen and ladies that are 40 and up, our future is in the hands of the Snapchat and Twitter generation;
be afraid,....be very afraid!
CPP
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There is nothing wrong with Twitter and Snapchat. It's the instagram generation that makes me real scared
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That's a pretty stiff jab at every member on this form. We are their parents. All except for me. I have raised two poodles and they both came out excellent. I never bothered trying to make a human. Too much money in trouble for the return.
It certainly is amazing how kids have changed since I was young. They seriously do not know how to have fun, play, etc. without a device. My wife and I are trying an experiment. We are a week into banning all idevices, computer use (except for strict school work). It appears to be working. My daughter is doing arts and crafts and my son is shooting hoops.
But I will say, the influencers around them don’t help the cause. Do you know, I can’t even pick up my kids at school without using a f’ing app? An app! What if I didn’t have a smart phone? It’s called Pik Up My Kid. The geniuses at the school thought it would make pick up more efficient. It doesn’t.
I also despise the “every kid gets a trophy”. My sons team gets walloped in the championship and they all get the same trophy? WTF? We need to teach kids how to win and lose gracefully.
Do you know that the schools fight against teaching spelling? They told my wife and I it’s an outdated skill. Seriously? WTF?
Ok, rant over. Time to yell at some kids to get off my WiFi.
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But I will say, the influencers around them don’t help the cause. Do you know, I can’t even pick up my kids at school without using a f’ing app? An app! What if I didn’t have a smart phone? It’s called Pik Up My Kid. The geniuses at the school thought it would make pick up more efficient. It doesn’t.
I also despise the “every kid gets a trophy”. My sons team gets walloped in the championship and they all get the same trophy? WTF? We need to teach kids how to win and lose gracefully.
Do you know that the schools fight against teaching spelling? They told my wife and I it’s an outdated skill. Seriously? WTF?
Ok, rant over. Time to yell at some kids to get off my WiFi.
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I agree with you Mike. My kids are now 27 and 30. We made sure that they did not get lost in their cell phones and electronic entertainment. They know how to talk to people and they had outdoor activities. And their was no cell phone use with meals.
Peer pressure and parents play a role. Many parents these days just want their kids entertained and out of the way. I see this every day with patients. I walk into a patients room and they (adults and kids) are buried in their cell phones, talking, texting or playing games on their cell and they take 30 seconds to get off their phones and the kids have to be told, whether they are 12 and under or 18. I now give them 15 seconds to get off their phones and they say I will be back and make them wait while I go see the next patient.
In addition, many of these teens don't even know how to interact and talk with me. That did not happen much in the 1980's and early 1990's. Parents are certainly responsible. Many of the children in my exam room interrupt my interview and exam of a patient along with going through cabinets or writing on the walls or counter tops with sharpies. And I work in an affluent neighborhood.
Peer pressure and parents play a role. Many parents these days just want their kids entertained and out of the way. I see this every day with patients. I walk into a patients room and they (adults and kids) are buried in their cell phones, talking, texting or playing games on their cell and they take 30 seconds to get off their phones and the kids have to be told, whether they are 12 and under or 18. I now give them 15 seconds to get off their phones and they say I will be back and make them wait while I go see the next patient.
In addition, many of these teens don't even know how to interact and talk with me. That did not happen much in the 1980's and early 1990's. Parents are certainly responsible. Many of the children in my exam room interrupt my interview and exam of a patient along with going through cabinets or writing on the walls or counter tops with sharpies. And I work in an affluent neighborhood.
My kids are 2 and 4. We initially agreed to keep phones and Ipads away until we realized whether we like it or not, they are going to be a huge part of their lives forever. My kids are active(for now), and choose to be outside instead of watching tv. We found, the more we take them away, the more they want them. I agree with Mike. The worlds a tough place sometimes and in real life, trophies aren't handed out to everyone. How do we encourage our kids to work harder, improve, and stay competitive when they are told they're winners for coming in last place? The responsibility is ours and ours alone. I can't count on schools to teach my kids the hard lessons in life that build character and integrity. Not understanding younger generations is about the only thing that makes me feel old. At least I'll always have someone to help me with all of my electronics as I get older.
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True.
On the first bolded part, I'm in total agreement with you. It fosters an entitled attitude.
On the second part, :huh:
Yes. Exactly. We couldn’t believe it either. They said kids need to know how to get close enough and technology will correct the rest. We argued strongly and ended up making sure they still learned spelling. Glad we did.
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no it's not, some of us are older and besides my 'jab' was aimed squarely at the pathetic parents of the pathetic millennials, not those that have turned A-Ok (majority)
Nonsense, my two sons and my two grandsons, I could not be more proud of them then I am !!
Having children is not for every one. I know plenty of good people who don't have kids and they would have been terrible parents.
I see plenty of terrible parents working in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Clinic. So much child neglect and abuse, mental and physical! You guys don't know the half of it. I see it every day.
