Young people hate making phone calls – could it be hurting their careers?

<https://theconversation.com/young-people-hate-making-phone-calls-could-it-be-hurting-their-careers-232167>

"Ironically, younger generations are using smartphones for anything but actual
phone calls.

Many people under 40 appear far more comfortable letting their fingers do the
talking, using text or images, rather than speech, to communicate over the
phone.

A 2023 survey of more than 1,000 Gen Z Australians aged between 18 and 26 found
that almost 60% dread making or accepting a phone call. Another from the United
States found that 81% of millennials get anxious before making a call.

Like spiders and heights, speaking on the phone – with all its real-time
imperfections – is a modern-day phobia and fast becoming a lost art.

So what’s going on, and what impact might it have on young people’s careers?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics