Carol, Interesting! What is the reason for this change?
Dr. Jean Norris
I don't mind to be called after work.
Asmir, I want to make sure I understand, your generational preference prefers not to be contacted after work hours and you don't mind?
Dr. Jean Norris
I am a baby boomer but I like social networking. It makes me feel more in touch with the students that I am teaching. Their average ages are between 25-40 so the majority of them have a Facebook page and often offer lots of feedback when I post things.
Connie, Thank you for posting! That is great awareness!
Dr. Jean Norris
I am an Millennial but would much rather prefer written out and specific instructions rather than quick on the go. I do relate when it comes to non work communication though, I would prefer a text or email to a phone conversation. I guess that we are a pretty impersonal generation.
Nicole, Interesting perspective! We've never been more "connected", yet it seems so impersonal! What can you do to make it more personal?
Dr. Jean Norris
I am two different ways. At work I prefer face to face or phone and at home I prefer text or email.
Samantha, Being aware of your preferences is a great place to start. How can you adjust your preferences to meet those around you?
Dr. Jean Norris
I prefer the social media which is not a part of my generation preferences
I prefer text, e-mail or social media. It's more efficient to me & can be responded to before or after "work hours."
I born in the "X" generation. I a feel that I'am educated, active, balanced, happy and family oriented.
Hello Joge.. I am also a "X" generation and feel like an more "traditional" woman. I love face to face, and even kinda "Baby Boomer" be cause I observe body language.
Like some of the other commenters on this topic, I too identify primarily as a Gen Xer, however I value face to face communication very highly. I find that when working on specific tasks or projects-that direct traditional style of communication helps significantly in getting everyone involved on the same page, especially if it is a team oriented activity.
I have a few communication preferences which are not generally apart of my group: Generation X. On average, this generation prefers a direct approach with casual communication. I personally view the value of political correctness and the need to maintain formality in professional interactions.
Millennial - in the sense that I love constant feedback and reassurance that I am doing things correctly.
My boss at one of my other jobs notified via Lync that she wanted to coach me (Customer Service job). This instant communication system is a very good system, yet I was surprised to see this message, when (according to my generation) she could walk over to my desk and tell me that it is coaching time. It now works for me, and happy to assimilate this into my ways of communicating with her while I am at work. It’s just something that I would never think of, because the Lync system at work is to communicate to “ QuickHelp†to the floor walkers, when one needs help dealing with contact situations, i.e. phone customers, email customers, etc. We were told it is not for casual conversations, and my boss did not use this for that. But she gave me a new perspective to the term ‘quick question’.
Before starting my carrer I would have preferred email or any non personal; communication. But now i would always pick a more personal method such as phone call or face to face.
I am very old school in a lot of ways and that would make me a traditionalist if it were not for all this technology.
I prefer Gen X because they cut to the chase, and know what they want. I can also appreciate baby boomers because they understand that hard work pays off.
Hello Jean,
One the communication that I do a lot of but have a hard time enjoying or getting use t is email. I really enjoy face to face communication. The reason is not only can I notice that the students body language when communicating with them it just seem more personable. Where email I feel has no emotion or personal connection with the student.
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