Our fast moving world has created a society of acceptable impatience. Technology is changing so fast that instant updates and upgrades are the new norm. We get frustrated and stressed out if we don’t have instant access to anything we want within seconds of asking. We expect the next version of everything, faster than it can be created. We buy, we toss, we buy more and toss again, so quickly that new becomes yesterday’s news.
Job seekers want to click, search, and apply for jobs without effort, from the comfort of their homes. They expect to find the right job fit within a day or two. They even start to consider themselves unemployable if they search online for a few minutes, send out some resumes, and do not get a reply or job offer by the next day! Hiring authorities are also impatient. Resumes are tossed if there is any kind of gap or missing information, let alone a spelling error. Managers expect to be able to post a job, screen candidates, and hire the perfect person within a day or two of posting!
Many employees are not thinking twice about quitting their jobs, because they will just get another one, with a quick search and apply. And many employers are letting employees go if they do not appear to be the perfect fit, because they can be replaced with a quick online job posting.
We are quick to get rid of relationships if they are not perfect. Why work at something, when there are other relationships available through a click or two? Our communities are merging human needs and desires with super fast changing information, which is readily available and gives immediate gratification. All this is resulting in a world of impatient people with often unrealistic expectations.
I hope we do find a way to instil patience as a needed quality or trait going forward, so our throw away society will start to think twice before throwing out important and meaningful relationships, careers, and events!
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