The attitude of people, I agree has changed not only in the office setting but also in society in general. And it seems to me the younger generation tend to spend more time on the gaming devices, fiddling with their smart phone, and connected to facebook, etc... I hate to admit this but I have an Xbox and have found that a lot of the games that are the most challenging and fun to play are the call of duty series and black ops. However, I found a subculture on the Xbox that has been quite fascinating to observe, and I think the rules of engaging one another, has everything to do with out mastering\out maneuvering your opponent, and has everything to do with imposing your will over your opponent.
If you take a snapshot into anyone of our local communities, I think the ability to carry on a conversation or just being civil with one another is dying off with our older generation, and the influence of the technological gadgets, games and devices has created a buffer, and often times we may not see the end result of communication over devices, including the computer. The younger generation who have been born into this technological soup of gadgetry tend to respond as if their actions have no consequences,(as if playing a match on call of duty 3--the match ends and you go on to your next match and no one ever really dies) but the cold hard reality, is that every action has a reaction.
I realize this statement is an overgeneralization but the basic fundamentals of opening a door for a lady, saying please and thank you, respecting your elders has been replaced with a different mode of interaction. Its a bit harsher and a less receptive way of communicating that I am trying to adapt to in the office setting and life in general.
