Age and Respect

I am beginning to see a pattern in my office regarding age and respect. I have come to realize that the new doctor talks down to the young staff. It is obvious that she does not respect them and it shows in her tone. I got a call last night from one of the new girls who was afraid she was going to be fired. I assured her that she was not. The new doctor asked her to do something that we never do and it was not that the girl refused to do it, it  was that she had no idea how to do it. The doctor then said that if you cannot do these things for me I will not have you work for me. I assured the girl that the doctor was not the one to fire her and just ignore her outburst. Yesterday I interviewed a woman in her 60's that was smart, nice and very competent. She is retired but wants a part time job. She was an executive school secretary for 26 years. She was nice but no nonsense. After I described the job opening to her she asked if she could  sum up what I was saying. She then said, "What you are saying is that the new doctor needs someone to hold her hand and guide her through this transition because she is scared of the new surroundings". Wow, she hit the nail on the head. I am setting up a second interview for her with my boss and hopefully things go well. I do not think that the new doctor will disrespect an older more established woman.