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8/3/2025, 1:38:33 AM
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I just talk through them until they lighten up.
I've never met a zoomer that can handle himself/herself in a conversation with a mentor, they all start with that stare, so I just say "you probably don't know this, but..." and "you might not have seen this before, this is actually cool...", etc when teaching them things. Basically not giving them a chance to respond. I used to directly ask them first if they know about something, but their answer is always "yes" (meaning no, but they're scared to admit no) or "I've heard it" (meaning no).
It takes a few conversations and rallying speeches to get a zoomer to come alive, but they always do. Many of them are very passionate when someone encourages them. I don't think anyone encourages zoomers because I really shouldn't be as effective as I am with them. Some of my biggest allies at work are zoomers whom I've helped "see the light". None of them are very committed or disciplined though, so I have to keep encouraging them or else they'll be re-consumed by the miserable (lollygagging -> get yelled at -> panic and fake it -> get yelled at more -> repeat until fired) pipeline. Several of my mentees were promoted and given pay raises for just listening to me and solving a few problems on their own. With an hour or two of discipline they outshine their peers.
I just talk through them until they lighten up.
I've never met a zoomer that can handle himself/herself in a conversation with a mentor, they all start with that stare, so I just say "you probably don't know this, but..." and "you might not have seen this before, this is actually cool...", etc when teaching them things. Basically not giving them a chance to respond. I used to directly ask them first if they know about something, but their answer is always "yes" (meaning no, but they're scared to admit no) or "I've heard it" (meaning no).
It takes a few conversations and rallying speeches to get a zoomer to come alive, but they always do. Many of them are very passionate when someone encourages them. I don't think anyone encourages zoomers because I really shouldn't be as effective as I am with them. Some of my biggest allies at work are zoomers whom I've helped "see the light". None of them are very committed or disciplined though, so I have to keep encouraging them or else they'll be re-consumed by the miserable (lollygagging -> get yelled at -> panic and fake it -> get yelled at more -> repeat until fired) pipeline. Several of my mentees were promoted and given pay raises for just listening to me and solving a few problems on their own. With an hour or two of discipline they outshine their peers.
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