no, this generation is pathetic, and so lazy

I blame cell phones
- homiedclown

I agree that there's a general sense of apathy in my generation, for a myriad of reasons: all the social services we pay into will be depleted by the time we need to collect, giant corporations control the government, housing is unaffordable, etc.

The boomers are basically giving one last FU to our generation regarding the direction the country is heading. My generation is going to have to deal with all these problems (climate change, extremism, modernizing the economy, fixing infrastructure).

As to work ethic, i just totally disagree. Most millennials i know have professional careers. What you're saying there just sounds like a fox news cliche

Harsh but fair...
- jochfr

but You're are the cool uncle

It goes WAY farther back than that...


Beating kids doesn't instill discipline but we have to make a distinction between beating and spanking.

Occasional spanking, I'm all for.
- gcomella34

I never once got spanked. But the chance it could happen if I didn't do what was asked/expected was enough to point me in the right direction.

My sister on the other hand, wasn't quite as perceptive to that.

but You're are the cool uncle
- gerbe75pts

I never once got spanked. But the chance it could happen if I didn't do what was asked/expected was enough to point me in the right direction.

My sister on the other hand, wasn't quite as perceptive to that.
- HonkFortheGoose

Oh my....

I agree that there's a general sense of apathy in my generation, for a myriad of reasons: all the social services we pay into will be depleted by the time we need to collect, giant corporations control the government, housing is unaffordable, etc.

The boomers are basically giving one last FU to our generation regarding the direction the country is heading. My generation is going to have to deal with all these problems (climate change, extremism, modernizing the economy, fixing infrastructure).

As to work ethic, i just totally disagree. Most millennials i know have professional careers. What you're saying there just sounds like a fox news cliche
- jcragcrumple

the back in my day debate.

I agree that there's a general sense of apathy in my generation, for a myriad of reasons: all the social services we pay into will be depleted by the time we need to collect, giant corporations control the government, housing is unaffordable, etc.

The boomers are basically giving one last FU to our generation regarding the direction the country is heading. My generation is going to have to deal with all these problems (climate change, extremism, modernizing the economy, fixing infrastructure).

As to work ethic, i just totally disagree. Most millennials i know have professional careers. What you're saying there just sounds like a fox news cliche
- jcragcrumple

We Gen X'ers heard the same thing about Social Security that you are now, so that MAY not be true, but I'm not counting on it being there.

For your other issues....remember the baby boomers are the ones that created many of those "entitlement" programs that were nothing more than ponzi schemes to begin with.

Don't embrace crony capitalism, embrace true market capitalism. We've been on a socialistic trend for the past 70+ years, either your generation radically changes it, or you keep trying to apply band aids like mine did.

Go back to what really made this country great, not one liners designed to whip people up into a frenzy.

I never once got spanked. But the chance it could happen if I didn't do what was asked/expected was enough to point me in the right direction.

My sister on the other hand, wasn't quite as perceptive to that.
- HonkFortheGoose

which goes back to respect

I was raised where you were only told once to do something


now you hear "In a minute, when I am done, I am on the phone, stop bothering me"
etc
etc
etc


and this is at work as well

if the bills and sabres lose tonight, this weekend will be off to a crappy start

I agree that there's a general sense of apathy in my generation, for a myriad of reasons: all the social services we pay into will be depleted by the time we need to collect, giant corporations control the government, housing is unaffordable, etc.

The boomers are basically giving one last FU to our generation regarding the direction the country is heading. My generation is going to have to deal with all these problems (climate change, extremism, modernizing the economy, fixing infrastructure).

As to work ethic, i just totally disagree. Most millennials i know have professional careers. What you're saying there just sounds like a fox news cliche
- jcragcrumple

Umm, not sure how old you are exactly, but there's a very real possibility that I have to deal with the same thing. And I've also been paying into those programs since I was 16. I'm now 35. I'm not apathetic about stuff, so I think that's a poop excuse.

Here's the best piece of advice I can give you that I wish I had paid more attention to when I was in my late teens early 20s. Surround yourself with friends/workers that are always looking to improve themselves. The people you surround yourself with is so huge. You don't necessarily realize how much of a difference it makes until you end up with friends that are on the opposite spectrum by accident.

Hopefully you're lucky enough to have already figured all that out.

Umm, not sure how old you are exactly, but there's a very real possibility that I have to deal with the same thing. And I've also been paying into those programs since I was 16. I'm now 35. I'm not apathetic about stuff, so I think that's a poop excuse.

Here's the best piece of advice I can give you that I wish I had paid more attention to when I was in my late teens early 20s. Surround yourself with friends/workers that are always looking to improve themselves. The people you surround yourself with is so huge. You don't necessarily realize how much of a difference it makes until you end up with friends that are on the opposite spectrum by accident.

Hopefully you're lucky enough to have already figured all that out.
- HonkFortheGoose

That's good advice... I surrounded myself with a bunch of poop sandwiches and it has not been good for me.

Umm, not sure how old you are exactly, but there's a very real possibility that I have to deal with the same thing. And I've also been paying into those programs since I was 16. I'm now 35. I'm not apathetic about stuff, so I think that's a poop excuse.

Here's the best piece of advice I can give you that I wish I had paid more attention to when I was in my late teens early 20s. Surround yourself with friends/workers that are always looking to improve themselves. The people you surround yourself with is so huge. You don't necessarily realize how much of a difference it makes until you end up with friends that are on the opposite spectrum by accident.

Hopefully you're lucky enough to have already figured all that out.
- HonkFortheGoose

Exactly.

And then you find out, you're friends didn't enter over there ON ACCIDENT.

It's only through hardwork.

I was a JACKWAGON until AT LEAST my mid - 20's. I'm almost 40 and I'm still working to get out of that hole.

I never once got spanked. But the chance it could happen if I didn't do what was asked/expected was enough to point me in the right direction.

My sister on the other hand, wasn't quite as perceptive to that.
- HonkFortheGoose

it's official

luck is out for the year

That's good advice... I surrounded myself with a bunch of poop sandwiches and it has not been good for me.
- jochfr

The funny part is the two people that ended up on opposite ends are people I've been friends with forever. But one is totally career and family driven. The other just complains about being broke and how poopty of a job they have but does basically nothing to change it.

I ended up noticing that I was distancing myself from the one that wasn't willing to put in work or effort into changing their situation and hanging out with the one that was very driven more often.

which goes back to respect

I was raised where you were only told once to do something


now you hear "In a minute, when I am done, I am on the phone, stop bothering me"
etc
etc
etc


and this is at work as well
- homiedclown

You just hire the wrong people smh

stop putting everyone in one group because of them

The funny part is the two people that ended up on opposite ends are people I've been friends with forever. But one is totally career and family driven. The other just complains about being broke and how poopty of a job they have but does basically nothing to change it.

I ended up noticing that I was distancing myself from the one that wasn't willing to put in work or effort into changing their situation and hanging out with the one that was very driven more often.
- HonkFortheGoose

I have some similar experiences with this as well. I find that people that consistently complain about how external forces are responsible for their lot such as, "I had a horrible teacher" or "I had a horrible boss" be that as it may, you have to over come it and can't just blame others.

If you feel you'd make it, "If only X", you're the problem.

if the bills and sabres lose tonight, this weekend will be off to a crappy start
- homiedclown

You just hire the wrong people smh

stop putting everyone in one group because of them
- gerbe75pts

wait til you work for a corporation

potential lawsuits go into every discipline action they do on employees



I do just fine hiring my help, because I do detail interviews and not afraid to fire them in the first 2 weeks if it's not working

You just hire the wrong people smh

stop putting everyone in one group because of them
- gerbe75pts

There's a lot of people in every age range that fall into that group.

Like someone else said, every generation says that about the next one coming. But I know people who are older than my parents who have been milking the system and not working since before I was born.

The sad reality is that there are always going to be people like that trying to cheat/scam the system. But they're also the first ones to complain about how hard their life is or how unfair things are.

wait til you work for a corporation

potential lawsuits go into every discipline action they do on employees



I do just fine hiring my help, because I do detail interviews and not afraid to fire them in the first 2 weeks if it's not working
- homiedclown

Aint' that the truth.

Hiring for BBY warehouse workers, the interview guide I had to fill out, 7 pages 2 questions per page so you could take detailed notes.

I like making them feel comfortable, you'd be amazed (well probably not) what you can get people to admit to once they feel that way.

I have some similar experiences with this as well. I find that people that consistently complain about how external forces are responsible for their lot such as, "I had a horrible teacher" or "I had a horrible boss" be that as it may, you have to over come it and can't just blame others.

If you feel you'd make it, "If only X", you're the problem.
- gcomella34

YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There's a lot of people in every age range that fall into that group.

Like someone else said, every generation says that about the next one coming. But I know people who are older than my parents who have been milking the system and not working since before I was born.

The sad reality is that there are always going to be people like that trying to cheat/scam the system. But they're also the first ones to complain about how hard their life is or how unfair things are.
- HonkFortheGoose

That middle paragraph sums up my extended family.

One year at thanksgiving, we have over 20 people (easily) around the table, my younger brother gets up and says, "Bye everyone, I have to work tomorrow to earn all of your paychecks." They had been discussing how they didn't get enough assistance.

Growing up watching that with two parents who worked their tails off (my mom was the first of the family NOT on welfare) really taught me a lot.

Sadly I was STILL an idiot for far too long. Some would say still.

YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- jochfr

I used to say that to people when I was five all the time.