Today’s youth - another rant

[james-witton]

A management colleague of mine recently gave some guidance to a junior employee on a project. A day later she was called to a meeting by her manager who said that the junior employee had complained about the original meeting. The senior manager said that we should all be concerned about employee’s mental health.

WTF?

There was actually an article on the BBC news app recently about how people were concerned about the new i phone as the three camera lens could trigger their anxiety about small holes.

I repeat myself, WTF?

What must the generations who went through wars think of they way modern life is turning?

[berlintaxi]

Have you got any more pointless nonsense you want to get off your chest?

[andy43]

I think to be honest your use of the word junior suggests negative connotations - I would advise editing your original post.

[loskie]

oh FFS andy herein lies the issue

[Nickp82]

Your mention of anxiety is triggering my anxiety about anxiety.

[MrGTI6]

[james-witton]

berlintaxi said:

Have you got any more pointless nonsense you want to get off your chest?

Nope, that will do. I refer you to the long teaspoon thread.

I thought this was a discussion forum, hence the question.

[james-witton]

andy43 said:

I think to be honest your use of the word junior suggests negative connotations - I would advise editing your original post.

Junior - as in having a 2 years experience versus my friends 15+.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, one of its meaning is “ someone who has a job at a lower level in an organisation.” What else is it?

Edited by james-witton on Sunday 22 September 11:16

[singlecoil]

james-witton said:

andy43 said:

I think to be honest your use of the word junior suggests negative connotations - I would advise editing your original post.

Junior - as in having a 2 years experience versus my friends 15+.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, one of its meaning is “ someone who has a job at a lower level in an organisation.” What else is it?

I agree, one would like to think andy43 was joking, though I fear his use of the TBH suggests otherwise.

[mikal83]

berlintaxi said:

Have you got any more pointless nonsense you want to get off your chest?

Magic, fab. Pure PH reply. Ignore the post and go str8 after the OP.

[berlintaxi]

mikal83 said:

berlintaxi said:

Have you got any more pointless nonsense you want to get off your chest?

Magic, fab. Pure PH reply. Ignore the post and go str8 after the OP.

The post wasn't worthy of a reply, and how is asking a straight question going after the OP, snowflake.

[singlecoil]

berlintaxi said:

mikal83 said:

berlintaxi said:

Have you got any more pointless nonsense you want to get off your chest?

Magic, fab. Pure PH reply. Ignore the post and go str8 after the OP.

The post wasn't worthy of a reply, and how is asking a straight question going after the OP, snowflake.

In a bad mood this morning?

[james-witton]

berlintaxi said:

mikal83 said:

berlintaxi said:

Have you got any more pointless nonsense you want to get off your chest?

Magic, fab. Pure PH reply. Ignore the post and go str8 after the OP.

The post wasn't worthy of a reply, and how is asking a straight question going after the OP, snowflake.

So why did you reply?

[Pothole]

james-witton said:

A management colleague of mine recently gave some guidance to a junior employee on a project. A day later she was called to a meeting by her manager who said that the junior employee had complained about the original meeting. The senior manager said that we should all be concerned about employee’s mental health.

WTF?

There was actually an article on the BBC news app recently about how people were concerned about the new i phone as the three camera lens could trigger their anxiety about small holes.

I repeat myself, WTF?

What must the generations who went through wars think of they way modern life is turning?

1. Does your colleague have any idea how they sound when giving "guidance"? (would it sound to anyone else like bullying criticism?)

2. Does the junior have a recognised (by science), diagnosed (by a professional, not a group of friends on social media or a quick google search/bandwagon jump) declared (to the company) and acknowledged (by the company) mental health issue?

3. what did the colleague actually say to the junior, what was the exact nature of the junior's complaint and what did the senior manager actually say to the colleague?

Unless you, and by proxy, we, know the specific and accurate answers to the above, your OP is just a rant. Unless the colleague was formally reprimanded, forget about it and move on, having marked the junior's card as a whinger who needs handling with kid gloves.

[james-witton]

It was just a rant.

[Driver101]

I would add that it's hard to get the young ones off their phones to do work when at work.

Then I realised how many people on here are here all day.

[Pothole]

Driver101 said:

I would add that it's hard to get the young ones off their phones to do work when at work.

Then I realised how many people on here are here all day.

I don't find that.

[parabolica]

james-witton said:

It was just a rant.

No need to get upset about it.

[james-witton]

Not upset, just disappointed at the way things are going.

[Pothole]

james-witton said:

It was just a rant.

I hear you. Bit silly as you don't really know the facts, either. Ranting based on assumption feels like a waste of good ranting energy.