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What Happens When Teachers, Delivery People And Fast Food Workers Don’t Care Anymore…
The Economic Collapse ^ | March 25th, 2014 | Michael Snyder

Posted on 03/28/2014 11:35:58 PM PDT by daniel1212

One of the big problems in America today is that a lot of people simply do not seem to care about what they are doing anymore. The level of sloth, laziness and apathy that we are witnessing in this country is absolutely mind-numbing. Of course this is not true of everyone. There are still many Americans that are extremely hard working. But overall, it really appears that people are not taking as much pride in their work as they once did. Some of the examples that I am about to show you are quite funny. Others are more than just a little bit disturbing. But they all have a common theme. Americans from all walks of life are simply giving up. Whether they are teachers, delivery people or fast food workers, the truth is that there are a whole lot of people out there that seem to have mentally checked out.

For example, in the YouTube video that I have posted below, you can watch a postal worker drive her truck on to someone's lawn. She is so lazy that she doesn't even have the energy to take a few steps and place the package at the customer's door...

And in this next YouTube video, another postal worker does not even get out of his truck. He just carelessly tosses a package (which could contain something very expensive) toward the customer's home...

What would cause someone to act like that?

What has caused so many Americans to no longer take any pride in their work?

Another place where this can be seen frequently is at fast food restaurants...

For instance, the photo that I have posted below of a Wendy's employee gulping down soft serve ice cream with his mouth under the Frosty dispenser went viral on the Internet a while back...

Wendy's Employee Enjoying A Frosty

I don't know about you, but to me that is absolutely disgusting.  Needless to say, that worker quickly lost his job.

And of course there is no shortage of other fast food horror stories out there.

The following is one of my favorite examples...

Tony Hill, a pastor in Baltimore, Maryland, once got a deep-fried mouse along with his chicken at Popeye's. The old "I found a rat in my fried chicken!" urban legend is decades old - this particular story was given a little credence, however, by the fact that local health authorities confirmed that the Popeye's in question had a rodent problem.

These days even the criminals are getting lazy.

The following story is very tragic.  Violent crime in America is on the rise, and as the economy continues to get worse people are going to steal just about anything that is not bolted down.

In the little town of Denison, Iowa, a couple of thugs recently shot and killed an elderly couple while they were attempting to steal some scrap metal...

A Denison man told investigators that he and another man shot two people, then set fire to a trailer with the victims inside, according to court documents.

Jayden Chapman said he and Michael D. Schenk shot Marvin Huelsing, 80, and Alice Huisenga, 81, on Monday, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit filed in Crawford County District Court.

This is the kind of thing that we are going to see a lot more frequently in the years ahead.

Those thugs thought that they would get away with murder by burning the victims inside their own trailer, but they foolishly left behind a receipt from the Wal-Mart where they had just been shopping at the scene of the crime...

A pickup truck more than 200 yards north of the trailer also was burned. Near it, investigators found on the ground a receipt from the Denison Walmart with a debit-card number from a food-stamp card. Authorities determined the card was assigned to Schenck.

In this case, justice was served by the slothfulness of the American people, and I hope that those murderers are given the highest penalty allowed by law.

But in general, slothfulness is a terrible thing.  And it isn't just a few people that are being slothful.  This is a national disease.  I like how Jim Quinn put it in his recent article...

The government controlled public education system has flourished beyond all expectations of your owners. We’ve become a nation of techno-narcissistic, math challenged, reality TV distracted, welfare entitled, materialistic, gluttonous, indebted consumers of Chinese slave labor produced crap.

But even though so many of us are aware of what is happening to us, we just can't seem to break out of it as a nation.

It really does seem like most people are walking around in a fog these days.

Maybe the fact that 70 million Americans are on mind-altering drugs has something to do with it.

I don't know.

But unless Americans start taking more pride in their work again and start living their lives with meaning and purpose, it is going to be very difficult to envision a positive future for this country.

So do you have any stories similar to the ones in this article to share?

Please feel free to add to the conversation by posting a comment below...



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: culture; liberalism; sloth; welfare; workethic
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To: daniel1212

It is a fact that the quality of the labor pool is pretty bad. Seen it at *multiple* companies, over and over. The most significant qualification a potential employee has now is showing up every day on time. That what it takes to make the grade.

People would be surprised to learn how many get hired and don’t even show up the first day. Or if they do, manage to make it on time. And stupid? Dear God, the level of education I see would have embarrassed an 8th grader in the 60s. At least me when I was in the 8th grade.

Plus, never ending unemployment benefits have helped create a permanent “on the dole” underclass that is largely content to be there.


41 posted on 03/29/2014 6:45:49 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Bullish

How could a postman hate his job? Getting paid big bucks and have a great health and pension plan and never have to worry about getting fired.
Give me that job and I will do it humming show tunes.


42 posted on 03/29/2014 7:00:27 AM PDT by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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To: Bullish

Affirmative action hurts all.


43 posted on 03/29/2014 7:06:20 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: nathanbedford
John Dewey, The Frankfurt School, and Saul Alinsky have had their way with us for a century and it has resulted in the exaltation of the collective over the individual....The whole thrust of the liberal criminal justice system is to eliminate the idea of guilt and culpability and substitute rehabilitation.

Thanks. It is part of the victim entitlement mentality described in Scripture. And you should like this: http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/CauseEffect.html

44 posted on 03/29/2014 7:11:11 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: Jonty30

They cannot advance, so why try.

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I was brought up to take pride in whatever work I was doing, no matter how lowly. Suspect this trend has more to do with children being brought up with a sense of entitlement.


45 posted on 03/29/2014 7:11:20 AM PDT by Bigg Red (1 Pt 1: As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct.)
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To: dforest
Seems like Amazon is using USPS a lot more for Prime delivery. I have already had problems.

I have amazon prime...have not had a problem whatsoever, and I order A LOT from amazon.

I've had packages delivered by fedex and even a woman who delivered a package in her own vehicle at 8:00 pm.

I'm very satisfied with the service.

FMCDH(BITS)

46 posted on 03/29/2014 7:12:33 AM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: Darksheare
Until they get listed as excess and thrown in the trash.

So do many infants. Elderly and conservatives next?

47 posted on 03/29/2014 7:12:49 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: lowbridge

I used to help my past mailman deliver mail on the street even use the bar code scanner. But that’s in the city.


48 posted on 03/29/2014 7:14:47 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: nathanbedford

Well said — as usual.


49 posted on 03/29/2014 7:17:39 AM PDT by Bigg Red (1 Pt 1: As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct.)
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To: galtman
My youngest works 80 hours a week and is well compensated for her effort and respected by her company and co-workers.

I used to work 60-70 mostly year round, as a truck driver delivery (load yr. own truck) by God's grace. Too much really, but the working class should be revered by the welfare class as the one's who pay for their food and rent, rather than being looked as the oppressors who should be divested of their income so all live as under Communism. Except for the liberal elite would, like the devil, believe they are worthy of the highest status.

I have the greatest UPS driver on the planet

Our is very industrious. You do not see them dogging it. In contrast, when i first began delivering milk in the inner city the warning was not to get stuck behind a city truck.

50 posted on 03/29/2014 7:22:46 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: max americana
’ll tell you what though: Priority Mail is waaay damn cheaper than UPS and Fedex on 3 pounds or less packages. Without those, I don;t know of any Ebay or Amazon seller who would survive nowadays.

Mine was one of those super saver shipping (35 or over). The replacement came Prime. Thank God.

51 posted on 03/29/2014 7:26:29 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: nathanbedford

You are so right in everything you said. Children’s tv and books are all about cooperation, and little or nothing about the triumph of the individual.


52 posted on 03/29/2014 7:26:34 AM PDT by jonathonandjennifer
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To: dforest

It isn’t Amazon; it is their merchants that do it. Check to see who you are purchasing from - Amazon directly or a merchant. The merchant will “ship” UPS/Fedex, but all that UPS/Fedex is doing is dropping the shipment off at the post office.

Sometimes it is at the shipping site Post Office, sometimes the “destination” Post Office. Can’t quite remember what the service is called, but it is cheap and takes a very long time.


53 posted on 03/29/2014 7:27:44 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: dforest
Seems like Amazon is using USPS a lot more for Prime delivery

UPS has been the best, though they, like Intel (i bought an AMD instead) dropped the scouts due to the sodomite issue.

54 posted on 03/29/2014 7:28:15 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: goodwithagun
Right now the ignorant, entitled, disrespectful students with their ignorant, entitled, disrespectful moms and grandmas have just about broken this teacher. Throw in Common Core and Ohio’s new teacher evaluation system and I’m ready to give up on education all together.


55 posted on 03/29/2014 7:35:49 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: zbogwan2
Maybe when Obama gets the Minimum Wage Rate raised to $15 an hour the workers will work harder???? Sarcasm/

Even at 10 the prices will really go up, and more work outsourced. Once the lowest paid get that much an increased, those above them expect the same. Instead, give them more of a tax break the more they work.

56 posted on 03/29/2014 7:39:36 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Too bad they're actually supposed to be noticing customers. Maybe someone should tell 'em. I just quietly wait and complete my business and decide not to come back.

And tell management why. There is another reason why foreigner are often hired, nor are all the same. Cultural differences.

57 posted on 03/29/2014 7:42:33 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: theBuckwheat

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/29-year-old-welfare-parasite-would-not-accept-an-80000-a-year-job-driving-a-truck


58 posted on 03/29/2014 7:43:26 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: Libloather

Wow, that was so stupid that people who are called stupid are making fun of her for saying something that stupid.


59 posted on 03/29/2014 7:51:57 AM PDT by chiefqc
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To: nothingnew

I like Prime too. I have only had one time I wasn’t ahppy with the delivery.

Prime is going up to 99 dollars, up from 79 dollars next year, or whenever you renew.


60 posted on 03/29/2014 7:55:13 AM PDT by dforest
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