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Well. You can show people the light but it doesn't mean they will take it.
Literally a quote was produced from Socrates ( I am assuming its correct ) thousands of years ago saying the same things about kids back then that you hear today.
And folks will still tell you with a straight face that no, its somehow different than its ever been these days.
You cant fix.....
Pretty unreal.
My bad @swilkerson73 . Don't agree much with what you say but you have that right without personal attacks by me. My bad and I apologize.
I wasn't aware that you knew my parents. And your opinion doesn't matter to me because, as I stated, I see this behavior every day. When I started this job, I had the good sense to learn from the old guys.
i guarantee you can’t do anything to kids today in school. Just left a conversation with a coach that told me what I thought about kids today. He said he gets cussed out daily and not a thing they can do about it. It’s definitely different today.
No biggie. Its an online forum.
Trust me ive been called worse.
It’s definitely different today.
Andy and Barney felt the same way about Opies generation. Almost word for word.
Hmm I am 46 and see the entitlement attitude with the millennials all the time. Laziness, gimme gimme gimme, think the rules don't apply to them. Nothing any of you can say that will change my mind on that. I won't go into detail but I see it every day, day in day out. One of the biggest reasons why I will not hire anyone under 35 to work for me.
Part of the reason that kids act like they do today is the mistaken belief parents have that they should be friends with their kids, and not parents. They don't know how to say no, or how to discipline because they're afraid to be a parent. We're from the same generation swilkerson73; I am 50 years old. I have 3 kids, all grown. Two of them had no problems with me being a parent. One of them had a problem with me not being his friend. The one that had a problem with me being a parent dropped out of school and left home at 17. Now he does nothing but wait tables with no prospects unless he betters himself. The other 2, one is a firefighter and the other, a college student. Those 2 had no problems with me being a parent. They're not the typical 'I want it all and I want it now' types.
Nothing any of you can say that will change my mind on that
And that is ok. Like I said many times people only see the good from the past but not the bad.
Its what nostalgia is all about. But it doesn't make it true.
Everything was great in the good old days right? When you didn't have to lock your doors. Only there was a chance you could drink the water and get polio. People usually conveniently forget the bad stuff.
Its where this stuff comes from.
; I am 50 years old. I have 3 kids, all grown. Two of them had no problems with me being a parent. One of them had a problem with me not being his friend.
Sounds familiar. From my dads family. In the 50's
Nothing has changed.
One of the biggest reasons why I will not hire anyone under 35 to work for me.
You are missing out on a lot of talented people I would imagine. Not a good business practice.
Wow, 35 years old? That's kind of the biggest and most diverse section of the labor pool you're intentionally skipping out on. By 35 these are full blown adults my man
Come on now guys, he does seem like a really great guy to work for. Truth be told, he’s probably doing them a favor. Lol
Two cents from someone who will be 50 next week (yikes)! Sure there are many differences with "kids today" and I'll admit that I had more of a safety net than my Dad did and my kids certainly have more than I had, but in one respect its gotten much tougher.
I faced much more competition to be successful in school and in workforce than my Dad did and my kids faced (and face) much more competition to get into a great school (like UGA) and be successful in the world then I did. Like in football though, iron sharpens iron and the kids that are succeeding put in the time and the work. (Employers: my advice is find those kids - they will add new perspectives and many are quite hungry and willing to work).
Another sports analogy: think about how athletes have generally gotten bigger, stronger and faster over the last few generations - to succeed in any area requires upping your game to meet the competition. Ultimately this is a great thing for society (innovation, etc.), but it doesn't come w/o some bumps in the road.
Ha.. the reason I don't hire under 35 is the entitlement attitude and SAFETY. Everyone I have ever hired has had a minimum of 1 million safe miles driven. Have you seen these 21-22 yr olds driving an 80000 lb vehicle or hear their attitude when it comes to other cars on the road. I've heard it time and time again " they'll get our of the way". So no I'm not missing out on the best part of the work force. I am getting the best out there and paying them very well to do the job.
@UGA_2019 only favors I am doing are to myself. It's called not getting sued.