Quote:
Originally posted by Zar
Just wanted to respond to those above who complained about the work ethic of today's youths... that's bullshit.
People don't change; there are bad apples in every generation, as well as those who work their ass off. I work at a major retail department store, and many of the laziest workers we have are adults, ages 30 and up.
Individuals of all ages have the capability to be lazy bums, just as people of all ages have the ability to be dedicated, hard-working employees.
|
Whoa...back the truck up there, Zar. I was <b>very</b> careful not to make too much of a generalization. You will notice that I said <i>"with some notable exceptions"</i>. My statements come from personal experience, and I stand behind them. I have a 15 year old daughter that has some friends that are 3 or 4 years older than herself. These girls graduated High School last year, or the year before. They sit and whine that there are no jobs for teenagers so they will not go look. Never mind that both the Arby's and the McDonald's, up the street from them, both have had "Help Wanted" plastered on their marqui billboards for well over a year. The problem is that these companies need evening and night workers. These girls are not willing to do that. They want an 8 to 5 desk job. Ain't gonna happen, Sweetcheeks. So they sit around all day, lamenting their situations in life. This is only <b>one</b> example, of plenty, that I have.
As far as the "lazy" over 30 crowd...Hell yeah...I'm not gonna argue with you about that. There are some damnably lazy people in my generation. (I'll be 41 next month [shudder]) On the other hand...bear in mind that a lot of people my age feel that they have paid their dues in life. They've already done the grunt work and the heavy manual labor thing. They feel that it's time to let some stronger backs and younger legs take over.