Thousands of ‘digital natives’ to be taught social skills, as employers say they are too afraid to speak on phone.

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    as employers say they are too afraid to speak on phone

    To be honest, I’ve seen most people “too afraid” to speak on the phone do so because of two things:

    • white collar creative job, constant phone calls break the flow and destroy productivity, and
    • the “I’m going to need that in writing” syndrome, because shithead bosses keep everyone in a constant treadmill of gaslighting.

    Honestly, fuck phone calls.

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      I became afraid of the phone because of medical debt collectors. (Not Gen Z)

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      I hate speaking on the phone for a couple of reasons, but the key one is not having time to think of how I want to respond to any questions that may come up. If someone at work calls me out of the blue without prior context and time to mentally prepare, I don’t answer the call.

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      I made the mistake, years ago, of using my favorite song at the time as a ringtone.

      To me, it’s just a personalized bad news machine.

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      Yeah. I had “So and so says X in a one on one phone call and then says Y in a meeting and then sends Z per mail” one too many times. If it is something relevant i’ll have it in writing. At the very least that i make notes as we speak.