cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/28878325

In the last 4 weeks I’ve worked with several people over 60 and I don’t like what I saw: slow giving report or describing a problem, fixation on trivialities about a client’s appearance or something funny he did instead of getting directly to the point and doing our jobs, incapable of coping with new forms of communication, feeling they are your supervisor, even though they’re not, criticizing you for ‘wasting’ paper or erasers, telling you how they dislike other coworkers, even though I just met this person 2 hours ago, acting as if only their way of doing things is the right one, then they pretend to be your friend and ask questions about your personal life which I deflect as good as I can.

I don’t like working with people like this, it’s very draining and I don’t want to become this kind of person.

How do I make sure not to become this kind of person?

    • empty_space@lemmy.world
      15·
      18 hours ago

      Reading is the best simple advice.

      Reading will keep the mind agile because it

      • builds empathy, you will be less likely to disregard other ways of doing things
      • gives perspective
      • is an active way to learn which makes learning other things feel less arduous. In other words you are giving yourself one less reason to become jaded

      The reasons go on and can be explained better. I recommend finding out about it and making reading a habit because the benefits, while not immediately obvious, are incredible and everyone should do it.