There are times that
I think that some of the younger generation thinks that they are very
entitled and that the simple words like please, thank you and the
like are missing from their vocabulary.
I have had the
opportunity to work with two different younger people and have had
two entirely different experiences with them. It can be an
interesting time when you can sit back after the experiences and
compare what the two young people were like. Now, to give you a bit
of background about these experiences, I had one individual who was a
female university student and the other individual was a male college
student. Yes, both of them were going to post secondary school when
I had the dealings with them so they were very similar in one way but
different in other ways.
The female
university student was someone that I felt would be very appreciative
of having the help in the various challenges that she was facing.
The communication was quite simple as she would ask for some help and
I would try and give her the guidance that she was asking for. This
is where the problems started and I should have been able to walk
away from helping once I saw some behaviour that I didn’t agree
with. The female student, of course I think, really appreciated the
help that was given to her but the words “thank you” were
something that wasn’t said by her. Maybe she figured I would know
that she appreciated the help but not hearing the words “thank you”
got to me. Of course, this same student when faced with a number of
assignments at a given time got extremely moody and was difficult to
talk with. I tried a number of times to show that the challenges she
was facing in university was just a sampling of what she was going to
face in the real world once she graduated.
The male college
student again was also someone that I felt would be very appreciative
of having the help in the various challenges that he was facing. The
communication again was quite simple as he asked for some help and I
was able to provide it. Now, here is the big difference between the
two individuals as the male student repeatedly said “thank you”
for the help that was given to him. I know the words “thank you”
aren’t huge but it does show that the person appreciates the time
that was given to them and the knowledge that was passed onto them.
The male student was even in a bit of a panic trying to get an
assignment completed when he asked for the help but did remember that
the words “thanks and thank you” do help. It didn’t matter when
I was speaking with the male student, I always heard “thanks” when
I was giving him even the slightest bit of help.
I have seen it more
and more that some of the younger generation feels that they are
entitled to everything and things are just handed to them. The
younger generation should have to earn what they get like we did. In
schools now, students aren’t failed like they were so that shows
the students that they don’t have to do the work to advance
anymore. These two students are just a couple of examples that I
have seen as I have seen tons of examples. Some employees in stores
don’t use the words “thank you” either and of course if they
demonstrate that they feel they are entitled to the job and aren’t
willing to work then that is a store that I won’t shop at very
often.
Making sure that the
words “please”, “thank you” and the like are used in
communication can make a big difference in how you are treated.
These words don’t have to be over used but hearing them sometimes
in a number of interactions can make a big difference as to how you
will be treated in the future.
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