With the downturn in the US economy, workplaces are becoming more and more diverse age-wise. Older workers are working alongside younger workers as people at every stage in their career are getting laid off. With this generational gap among workers widening, there’s a lot of potential for miscommunication or differing perspectives.
To ease relations between older and younger workers, I had come up with six things never to say to an older coworker. Some of these may seem obvious, but you’ll be surprised to hear how many people have actually been asked these types of questions. So whatever you do, don’t say these 6 things!
To an Older Coworker, please dnt ask these 6 things:
“Do you know how to use email?”
“I didn’t know you were so old!”
“So are you planning to retire soon?”
“My grandpa gave me that same advice.”
“You’re going back to school?”
“There were some last-minute changes. Will that be too much to handle?”
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