Is age just a number? Or does our age, as young, recent grads, define the trust that our future employers invest in us? Although, as 20+ year olds we view ourselves as “old”, to a boss who is 40+ years old, we are still babies. Does this view of being young affect how they treat […]
Is age just a number? Or does our age, as young, recent grads, define the trust that our future employers invest in us?
Although, as 20+ year olds we view ourselves as “old”, to a boss who is 40+ years old, we are still babies. Does this view of being young affect how they treat us, or how much responsibility they think we can handle? More than likely, the answer is yes, especially when it comes to social media.
We are a technologically driven generation,with more familiarity with social media than someone who is over thirty. But being this technology savvy, does not mean that we utilize social media appropriately, hence the distrust from the older generations.
So, is it wrong to trust the online reputation of a company in the hands of fresh interns? I think that this could be a yes or no situation. With proper monitoring and pre-approved posts (as our guest speaker suggested), trusting interns to manage Facebook, Twitter, etc is only a helpful tool for a company. When posts become negative and damaging to a company’s reputation is when these tools are in the hands of the wrong people.
I believe that age does not define whether or not you should trust someone to manage a social media site, but only when monitored properly by the company. Is it appropriate to say people are too old to manage social media? After all, isn’t age just a number?
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I agree with you here! Age is just a number, and sometimes people in their 50’s can be more immature than someone in their 20’s. With proper monitoring and instruction interns have the potential to do good things with their skills on social media sites.
Emily, I agree with you one hundred percent. I too think age is just a number. It should not define what people are capable of on the job. People in their twenties are the new social media generation. It makes sense that they would have an advantage using the networks to the best of their abilities. Just because people are young does not mean that they cannot be professional. I do think employers should always have the companies best interest at heart, and be monitoring their social media sites. There is definitely a balance when is comes to new professionals. It is important for companies to have trust, but it is also important for new employees to earn that trust.