For the past 10 years， telephones have been a common reason for quitting one’s job．．． Just the sound of a phone ringing can be enough to make it difficult for young employees to cope， and the unknown reality of telephone phobia is rapidly increasing among young employees．
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[Omitted] ●Only 1% of young people use the phone to contact friends When I say that the number of people with “telephone phobia” is increasing, many people agree. A Mynavi survey of working adults who graduated in 2019 and 2020 revealed the surprising result that only 1% of people use the phone to contact friends (Mynavi Lifestyle Survey of University Students Graduating in 2020). [Omitted] Case 1: A new employee who came to a meeting from the kitchen The first case is not about the phone, but it shows the psychological state that is common among people with phone phobia. I encountered this while having a meeting with a company. I was asked to provide training for new employees, and after exchanging several emails with the person in charge, I decided to have an online meeting with the on-site person in charge to finalize the details. The person in charge was a new employee who had just joined the company, and his role was to support next year’s training from the perspective of a new employee. At the appointed time, the person connected to my computer, but I was surprised when I saw the background. It was clearly a kitchenette. ■I don’t want people to hear what I’m saying on the phone I couldn’t help but ask, “Can we talk there? I’ll hang up and then call you back at your desk, and then we’ll connect you again.” However, the person was adamant, “No, it’s fine here.” The meeting was continued as planned, but the person was probably reluctant to return to his desk and have others hear the meeting. [Omitted] Around 2015, “phone calls” started to be cited as the reason why employees quit within a year of joining the company. Even I, who works as an industrial counselor, found it hard to believe at first when I heard that “phone calls are the cause of people quitting their jobs.” However, I remember being surprised when I mentioned this to a human resources person and they said, “We have that problem too.” The tendency to be “afraid of telephone calls” is getting stronger every year. Recently, there have been cases of people bursting into tears while answering the phone, and it seems that telephone phobia is becoming more common among young people. ■ More and more people are unable to express their opinions Another trend that has become more noticeable since around 2015. This means that there are more and more people who are unable to express their own opinions. Read more on Yahoo News President Online 2024/10/05 8:17.
I understand the pressure of “representing the company and speaking to someone you’ve never met before” But on the other hand, if it’s someone like that, you can respond with standard phrases.
Now that we have mobile phones, we don’t talk to anyone other than our friends and acquaintances anymore. In the past, we used the home phone to answer calls from our parents’ acquaintances, sales calls, and other strangers.
Nowadays, supermarkets, convenience stores, and even restaurants have self-checkouts, so we may be entering an era where we never have to talk to strangers again.
There are people who respond really smoothly, but then when they hang up the phone and you ask about what was said, they don’t remember anything. That’s me.
Write the manual on paper and stick it next to the phone. If that doesn’t work, go for Akira Melon. Take a strong measure and remove the phone from Hara’s office. Please email us your opinions and requests.
I guess the times have caught up with me (an old man). By the way, I didn’t even contact you when I was taking a day off. Kids these days use Line so you don’t need to call, right? Lol.
It’s not necessarily a complaint, and even if it is, it’s no big deal once you get used to it. Don’t young people these days have the courage to do that?
There are people who don’t give their name, and they only speak for Saito, and I’m like, “Who the hell are you from? And there are three Saitos in my house?” But when I hold back and ask, they get mad and say, “Huh?”
There are people who pretend to be etiquette instructors who will yell at you if you don’t say “Thank you for your continued support” and “Thank you for calling” first.
If you can’t talk on the phone, you probably can’t talk to strangers face to face, right? You might not be able to talk to strangers even if you know them, but well, just find a job you can do as soon as possible.
When I was younger, I would take the initiative to answer the phone and that built up my confidence. Now that I’m working from home, I don’t have many opportunities to make phone calls and I’ve lost that confidence again.
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