I've noticed over the past few years that when I'm training new hires who are in high school or even college, that these kids lack some pretty basic math skills, and they're not great at reading instructions either. I've been spending way too much time teaching trainees basic money counting skills. Has anyone else come across this?

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I think they rely on their phones for those skills now. I’m not a mathematician myself 🤣 but they were taught to use their resources and unfortunately that means their phones and tablets. The more “advanced” we get, the less they feel they need to know. I hear “Who pays with cash anymore?” a lot.

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I’ve noticed a lot of younger new hires lack basic life skills and not just in math.

Yes and it is rough for sure

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