What is up with staff and interns not taking notes?!

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99% of the "notes" I take are me just working on my signature

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Wouldn't it be easier if everyone took notes at meetings? A lot of the times the staff and interns are the least knowledgeable of what's being discussed so they're just chicken scratching on their paper..

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Staff - they should probably know they need to take notes. Interns need to be told. Is it a big deal to explain what the expectations are?
Yes, I understand you want common sense, but it's rare to find nowadays. Just tell them: "Please take notes through our meetings!" That should make everyone's life easier.

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It's called "working independently"... good notes will help you try to sort through a complex task you may not understand. At least give it a try. Literally...kids these days. I tell ya.

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Even when I told interns and staff to take detailed notes multiple times beforehand, they still come back afterwards when they are supposed to be updating something going "I don't know what to put because I didn't take notes." So not sure how else to be explicit with directions to get across the point.

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I always have a notepad with me. Early in my career I was told by a partner that if you're not taking notes you're not listening.

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Idk what is going on half the time and my notes are useless

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YUP^ this. I write down everything and have no idea what they said. Can you just fucking email me

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I've always been a notetaker, baffles me how others aren't.

D1 - exactly! And it helps you remember what was discussed, so you don't have to ask me 70 follow up questions when I've already explained until I was blue in the face.

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