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Originally Posted by UCF w00t
As someone who recently graduated from college, I have to agree and disagree.
Yes, there's lots of kids out there who just want a handout. But also, there's a lot out there who are ready to work for what they want. I've been working since I was 16, etc. Had to do chores around the house and didn't get paid for it (I got a roof over my head as my folks said). I have friends who fit in both camps but really, I think when it comes to it, they'll buckle down and get work done. The problem is people have let them get away with slacking off they expect it to continue. When it doesn't, they're perfectly capable of stepping it up just as every generation in the past. And every generation thinks that the next generation has it easy. It's part of progress. Our lives SHOULD be easier than the previous generation's.
I disagree only because we expect to live better than the previous generation. We SHOULD have to work harder because of it. Do you live in a nicer house than you grew up in? I do. Do you drive nicer cars than your parents did at your age? I do. And the list goes on. If you want to live as your parents did then I agree with you.
So, moral of the story, don't give up on the kids coming out of school these days. Some are ready to work for their money.
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I don't disagree with that statement; in fact I think most are ready to work for their money. Problem is what they consider "money" and what the employers consider "money". The pay expectations from one side to the other have a growing gap. Not to mention that the "kids" today aren't getting into the trades. That's a HUGE problem.
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Originally Posted by greenrail
I couldn't agree more. It is the select elites who think they are entitled to megabuck jobs that ruin the perception for the rest of us.
My daughter is a prime example of what is right when you have your head on straight. She worked her tail off to get through school and struggled to get a Job teaching. She is currently working in an Inner City school for underprivileged kids in a city North of Chicago. She is without a doubt a hero in my eyes!~ We need more commited people like that who want to make a difference and work hard at what they do!
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I couldn't agree with you more; good for her.
I can empathize with her "plight"; my wife teaches 6th grade in an inner-city Buffalo school. That being said, it still pisses me off that she gets 10 weeks off in the summer...