This is so common in my experience, especially when they're 30 or younger, and I'd love to know what it is.
Is it just an excuse to pickup their phone due to addiction?
Is it just an excuse to pickup their phone due to addiction?
Social media has bred a generation who believe that value comes from being the loudest voice in the room. One-upmanship is one of the sure ways to make your voice stand out.
I had this issue with some junior colleagues. I had to point out that it's disrupting and actually quite tiring being interrupted all the time with minor corrections, often wrong or so unbelievably minor. One thought he could demand sources for everything I said no matter the stakes. They ignored context, nuance, caveats etc and just listened to the part they could attempt to easily refute. God I'm exhausted just recounting it
Am I an old fart ..