Unlock Success: The 5 Surprising Habits Every Millennial Worker Needs Today
- Put Down Your Phone
Millennials and technology go hand-in-hand (no pun intended). We are the generation of the internet boom, and one of our greatest hiring strengths is our ability to pick up and master new tech, and to remain in-the-loop with modern, online trends.
That does not excuse being rude. More comprehensive, modern workplaces may value using technology — your cell phone, in particular — as an organizational and communication tool. In those cases, you should use your cell exactly as that — and nothing else. Taking calls or texts that are not an emergency is still considered extremely rude and unprofessional in any workplace. It’s also distracting to you and to those around you.
