tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post8561175568238994586..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: Young Workers- Are They Spoiled or Just ConfusedJack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-76225219163506575052008-02-26T07:25:00.000-08:002008-02-26T07:25:00.000-08:00He said to tell you if he beats his personal best ...<I>He said to tell you if he beats his personal best he'll be expecting a raise on Monday...</I><BR/><BR/>And I told him that I'd meet him in the parking lot....<BR/><BR/>KRG,<BR/><BR/>Yep, the bill will come due.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-57169102201990403282008-02-23T20:18:00.000-08:002008-02-23T20:18:00.000-08:00I agree about the helicoptering. BUT, I think ther...I agree about the helicoptering. BUT, I think there's more to it than that: millenials (and many of gen X as well) don't see working as the be-all and end-all of existence. COmbine that with the fact that the standard work week (especially for professionals) has expanded dramatically over the last 25 years, and it's recipe for dissatisfaction. It's quite difficult these days to make a living compared to our parents and grandparents. Yet those of those eras are still hanging around working, and often do not notice the actual erosion of time with family and friends that has been taken. Put that together with expanded debt from school, and it's really apparent that people are going to be very unhappy with their work lives. It's going to come due sooner or later: there will be a group who do what the hippies only talked about: dropping out and doing something different on a large scale- simply in order to have families and children.Kol Ra'ash Gadolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990368493440225799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-72282635474664279922008-02-23T17:57:00.000-08:002008-02-23T17:57:00.000-08:00Little Johnny can't come in today. He's playing w...Little Johnny can't come in today. He's playing with his Wii and is almost at 50,000 points. <BR/><BR/>He said to tell you if he beats his personal best he'll be expecting a raise on Monday...Deadmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449318388713585299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-21705101239946747782008-02-23T00:00:00.000-08:002008-02-23T00:00:00.000-08:00I can't help but wonder what these parents are thi...I can't help but wonder what these parents are thinking. At some point you have to teach your children how to get by on their own.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-28267458811637433292008-02-22T21:41:00.000-08:002008-02-22T21:41:00.000-08:00GREAT post!!! This perfectly describes my experie...GREAT post!!! This <I>perfectly</I> describes my experience with the two employees I've hired straight out of school. Neither had a work ethic to speak of and both expected to be CEO their second week in. And yes - I think that the issue is parents who solve every issue for their adult children and don't ever teach them to fend for themselves.We're the ones who have to put up with themhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053331977465408238noreply@blogger.com