It
is quite perplexing to observe such a peculiar reaction and distain towards and
of the next generation and their form of communication. Whether it is perceived
as a valid form of proper or standard English it should not be discriminated
against by employers, who for a fact primer their target audience to the next
generation who have been raised with this form of speech. As John McWhorter pointed
out during a TedTalk on textspcak as far back as 63 AD people were complaining
about the change in language used by the next generation and spat at it as if
it were the devil’s work. A similar animosity can be seen by many people of
older generations in today’s society, especially when it comes to interviewers
and hiring executives as can be seen in the article,
“Young Job Candidates Find Too-Casual
Tone of Textspeak Turns Off Hiring Managers” by Sarah E. Needleman.
In
many segments of this article you can see hiring managers seemingly putting themselves
in the direct cross hair of textspeack and appearing shocked and dumbfounded
that they are bombarded by it every single time. It is almost comparable to an
amnesiac touching a hot pot over and over again not remember the previous time.
Such an example would be, “her cell
number is on her business card, which she gave to the candidate… ‘It's
infringing a bit on your personal space,’ … the candidate wasn't hired partly
for this reason.” She being Cathy Chin a hiring manager should have know that
she had put her personal number on a card that she gave to hundreds that she
would be contacted on that number. The tower or spire of superiority and
dominance that many of these hiring agents can appear to show a disconnect
almost as if they view the interviewees as being surfs in there kingdom, if
they talk in properly and not in the queens English they are executed to
brushed away. Is that kind of hatred and disrespect for the upcoming generation
what you really want in a hiring agent who determines your child’s future?
Evidentially
the more “casual” language is actually where are world as a whole is heading
and has been heading ever since the creation of language, the easier speech and
communication is the more efficient and productive a society and be as a whole.
Would you not agree?
First lmao XD
ReplyDeleteI really liked the way you referred to the ted talk by John McWhorter, as this is very relevant to the issue the writer is approaching in their eyes, even though it is not an issue in most scenarios as you stated in your response. I completely agree with the points you have brought up in your response.. Well done
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