Generation Z can't work alongside people with different views and don't have the skills to debate.

[itsnotoutthere]

Young people in the workplace don't have the skills to debate, disagree and work alongside people with different opinions, Channel 4's chief executive has said.

Speaking at the Royal Television Society's Cambridge Convention, Alex Mahon said 'particularly post-pandemic' Gen Z youngsters 'haven't got the skills to discuss' and 'haven't got the skills to disagree'.

Ms Mahon told the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention: 'What we are seeing with young people who come into the workplace - particularly post pandemic - with this concentration of short form content [short videos on services like Tik Tok and YouTube] is they haven't got the skills to debate things.

'They haven't got the skills to discuss, they haven't got the skills to disagree and commit because they haven't been raised, particularly with being out of colleges to have those kind of debates, to get to the point where you've got people with a difference of opinion to you and you're happy to work alongside that, and that is a really dangerous step change in my view that we are seeing.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12542363/generation-z-alex-mahon-channel-4-gen-z-cambridge-convention.html

Shocker. 

[Electric Scooter]

9 minutes ago, itsnotoutthere said:

Young people in the workplace don't have the skills to debate, disagree and work alongside people with different opinions, Channel 4's chief executive has said.

Speaking at the Royal Television Society's Cambridge Convention, Alex Mahon said 'particularly post-pandemic' Gen Z youngsters 'haven't got the skills to discuss' and 'haven't got the skills to disagree'.

Ms Mahon told the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention: 'What we are seeing with young people who come into the workplace - particularly post pandemic - with this concentration of short form content [short videos on services like Tik Tok and YouTube] is they haven't got the skills to debate things.

'They haven't got the skills to discuss, they haven't got the skills to disagree and commit because they haven't been raised, particularly with being out of colleges to have those kind of debates, to get to the point where you've got people with a difference of opinion to you and you're happy to work alongside that, and that is a really dangerous step change in my view that we are seeing.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12542363/generation-z-alex-mahon-channel-4-gen-z-cambridge-convention.html

Shocker. 

They have conduct problems too needing constant attention and validation.

Not just one or two, most of them. Its like they are several years behind in their psychological development.

[odas]

Here are some views on the younger generation thruout history. Sime things never change.

Young people] are high-minded because they have not yet been humbled by life, nor have they experienced the force of circumstances.”
Rhetoric, Aristotle, 4th Century BC

What really distinguishes this generation from those before it is that it's the first generation in American history to live so well and complain so bitterly about it.”
The Boring Twenties, Washington Post, 1993

The beardless youth… does not foresee what is useful, squandering his money.”
Horace, 1st Century BC

few [35-year-old friends] just now are leaving their parents’ nest. Many friends are getting married or having a baby for the first time. They aren’t switching occupations, because they have finally landed a ‘meaningful’ career – perhaps after a decade of hopscotching jobs in search of an identity. They’re doing the kinds of things our society used to expect from 25-year-olds.”
Not Ready for Middle Age at 35, Wall Street Journal, 1984

Cinemas and motor cars were blamed for a flagging interest among young people in present-day politics by ex-Provost JK Rutherford… [He] said he had been told by people in different political parties that it was almost impossible to get an audience for political meetings. There were, of course, many distractions such as the cinema…”
Young People and Politics, Kirkintilloch Herald, 1938

 

And as for communication and different point of views:

The Chairman alluding to the problem of young people and their English said his experience was that many did not seem able to express or convey to other people what they meant. They could not put their meaning into words, and found the same difficulty when it came to writing.”
Unable to Express Thoughts: Failing of Modern Young People, Gloucester Citizen, 1936

So, old furts are always blaming the young ones. Not because the young ones did something wrong but because the old ones hate their old age and take it out on the young ones.

[itsnotoutthere]

36 minutes ago, Electric Scooter said:

They have conduct problems too needing constant attention and validation.

Not just one or two, most of them. Its like they are several years behind in their psychological development.

I think there's more to it than that. Only In the last few years have we seen the rise of cancel culture, de-platforming & hounding of speakers with different opinions at universities, and as the universities encourage this behavior, it's no wonder these people are taking it into the workplace, they're literally being taught not to listen to different opinions.

Edited September 21 by itsnotoutthere

[pellinore]

15 minutes ago, odas said:

Here are some views on the younger generation thruout history. Sime things never change.

Young people] are high-minded because they have not yet been humbled by life, nor have they experienced the force of circumstances.”
Rhetoric, Aristotle, 4th Century BC

What really distinguishes this generation from those before it is that it's the first generation in American history to live so well and complain so bitterly about it.”
The Boring Twenties, Washington Post, 1993

The beardless youth… does not foresee what is useful, squandering his money.”
Horace, 1st Century BC

few [35-year-old friends] just now are leaving their parents’ nest. Many friends are getting married or having a baby for the first time. They aren’t switching occupations, because they have finally landed a ‘meaningful’ career – perhaps after a decade of hopscotching jobs in search of an identity. They’re doing the kinds of things our society used to expect from 25-year-olds.”
Not Ready for Middle Age at 35, Wall Street Journal, 1984

Cinemas and motor cars were blamed for a flagging interest among young people in present-day politics by ex-Provost JK Rutherford… [He] said he had been told by people in different political parties that it was almost impossible to get an audience for political meetings. There were, of course, many distractions such as the cinema…”
Young People and Politics, Kirkintilloch Herald, 1938

 

And as for communication and different point of views:

The Chairman alluding to the problem of young people and their English said his experience was that many did not seem able to express or convey to other people what they meant. They could not put their meaning into words, and found the same difficulty when it came to writing.”
Unable to Express Thoughts: Failing of Modern Young People, Gloucester Citizen, 1936

So, old furts are always blaming the young ones. Not because the young ones did something wrong but because the old ones hate their old age and take it out on the young ones.

Such a good post. I was talking to someone yesterday about another constant theme echoed by each generation- things were better in the "old days". We agreed- things weren't better, we were- we were younger, fitter, full of optimism.

[pellinore]

9 minutes ago, itsnotoutthere said:

I think there's more to it than that. Only In the last few years have we seen the rise of cancel culture, de-platforming & hounding of speakers with different opinions at universities, and as the universities encourage this behavior, it's no wonder these people are taking it into the workplace, it's what they've been taught. 

It is the rise of populism, which needs constant scapegoats and culture wars. Rishi Sunak promised to bring honesty and integrity back into government- yet there he was lying again in his speech yesterday, expecting applause for banning things which had never been government policy, like households needing 7 bins, a tax on meat, etc.  If he really cared about saving hard pressed families money he would chase up the billions defrauded during Covid, get Liz Truss to pay back the 30 billion her mini-budget cost, and get Didi Harding to explain what she did with the 37 billion for track and trace.

Edited September 21 by pellinore

[itsnotoutthere]

4 minutes ago, pellinore said:

It is the rise of populism, which needs constant scapegoats and culture wars. Rishi Sunak promised to bring honesty and integrity back into government- yet there he was lying again in his speech yesterday, expecting applause for banning things which had never been government policy, like households needing 7 bins, a tax on meat, etc.  If he really cared about saving hard pressed families money he would chase up the billions defrauded during Covid, get Liz Truss to pay back the 30 billion her mini-budget cost, and get Didi Harding to explain what she did with the 37 billion for track and trace.

If you could just squeeze Brexit into this, I think you've got all the bases covered.

[Saru]

I'm sure you could find fault with every generation - naming and shaming specific age groups for how they've been raised is a disingenuous exercise.

[spartan max2]

Man, I hope when I'm old that I don't have a stick up my butt about the younger generations. 

Every generation is born in a different world and adapts to that world. Some skills become obsolete (lazy people not making their own clothes anymore  for example) while newer skills become necessary.

Different generations aren't going to see things the same because they are born into a different world. 

[pellinore]

27 minutes ago, itsnotoutthere said:

If you could just squeeze Brexit into this, I think you've got all the bases covered.

I hardly mention the B word nowadays.

[odas]

50 minutes ago, itsnotoutthere said:

I think there's more to it than that. Only In the last few years have we seen the rise of cancel culture, de-platforming & hounding of speakers with different opinions at universities, and as the universities encourage this behavior, it's no wonder these people are taking it into the workplace, they're literally being taught not to listen to different opinions.

Again not correct. May I remind you of the most well known cancell culture in history because of a different point of view, a different opinion, becuse of progresive views.

It happened sometimes 1992 years ago and it did not end well for the young man and his friends with simmilar views.

 

[simplybill]

7 hours ago, odas said:

Here are some views on the younger generation thruout history. Some things never change.

That’s half of the equation. The younger generations often blame the older generation for all the ills of the modern world. Unfortunately, their accusations are often correct. Those of us who grew up in the 50s, 60s and 70s and incorporated illegal drugs into our lifestyles provided the seed money for the Drug Cartels. Easy access to government welfare programs in the 60s led to the modern-day epidemic of fatherless homes. The list goes on. And yet, every attempt to mitigate those tragic mistakes of the past is met with resistance from politicians and the public alike. 
 

 

Edited September 21 by simplybill

[ExpandMyMind]

8 hours ago, itsnotoutthere said:

cancel culture

Cancel Culture is literally just consequences for actions.

[itsnotoutthere]

10 hours ago, ExpandMyMind said:

Cancel Culture is literally just consequences for actions.

Hang on, I thought you leftists said cancel culture wasn't a real thing!! 

Besides, if that were true the liar Biden & his low life son would be toast by now.

Edited September 22 by itsnotoutthere

[Setton]

19 hours ago, Saru said:

I'm sure you could find fault with every generation - naming and shaming specific age groups for how they've been raised is a disingenuous exercise.

Especially when those doing the criticising are invariably the ones who raised them.

[itsnotoutthere]

3 hours ago, Setton said:

Especially when those doing the criticising are invariably the ones who raised them.

And then handed them over to schools & universities.

[Setton]

On 9/22/2023 at 2:03 PM, itsnotoutthere said:

And then handed them over to schools & universities.

If a school or university has a bigger impact on your child's upbringing than you, you're a pretty crap parent.