It comes as almost a quarter of retirees claim they have never been asked for advice by younger adults - but half wish they could offer more pearls of wisdom
A new phoneline is set to be trialled for young people to get advice and guidance – from the elderly. The mini call centre will open its lines tomorrow , between 10am and 4pm, to enable young adults to access pearls of wisdom from the older generations.
The phoneline is being trialled by meal delivery company, Parsley Box, which takes orders via a call centre as well as online, to better cater to its customers – whose average age is 76. “Depending on the success of the trial, we could certainly look to make it a regular thing, as it’s a win-win for all generations.”
Interestingly, the need is more than matched by the desire to give – as a further study of 500 young adults, aged 18 to 30, revealed 74 per cent wished they asked older adults for guidance more frequently. And 26 per cent lack the confidence to ask, with the same number unable to remember the last time they went to someone over 60 for their thoughts – despite 58 per cent believing their life experience makes them perfect to lend advice.
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