Posted on 02/06/2014 8:02:39 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Helicopter parents, professors who aim to please, the dumbing down of standards in courses and decreasing curriculum requirements have succeeded in reducing our young workforce to a no-discipline, no-talent pool of job seekers. Harsh words for sure — but a generation out there is desperately in need of a reality check.
As a small-business employer, I have seen a disturbing downward talent drift in job candidates — most acutely in the past five years. When a job candidate’s first question is about vacation days or benefits, we know we have encountered collateral damage from the teachers and parents who believed in “softening the learning experience.” Armed with a meaningless bachelor’s degree from colleges and universities that allowed majors in non-core subjects, we see youngsters who cannot write, research or think analytically. Their lack of discipline is evident in job applications filled with typos and cover letters that reveal no interest in teamwork or service — rather, they emphasize their high opinion of themselves. (Many young job seekers come forward with an executive attitude that is backed by zero capabilities).
To heap insult on injury, this generation is unable to face criticism or negative evaluations. Having been shielded from the hardships of tough educational standards, they require praise and positivity — no matter how superficial their work and dedication may be. Recently, George Washington University Medical School offered faculty the opportunity to attend a lecture on how to work with millenials. It has come to this: They cannot perform, so it falls to employers to figure out how best to save their careers.
As someone who has worked with countless extraordinarily hard-working and skilled young people over the years, the dearth of college graduates with any ability is fear-inducing....
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Individually, each store would barely generate enough revenue for an individual owner to make it unless he was willing to work upwards 16 hours a day. However, when you own 13 of these stores, you generate enough personal income that you become a millionaire.
This is what happens when a society is being run by the leftist, Marxists, dumb down the low brows and tell them that they are owed what they haven’t worked for and this is what you get.
THEN, I think, the Democrats got on the bandwagon and all hell broke loose.
The Mexicans, illegal or not, would STILL have come to the USA to work because they KNEW that working HERE for NON-union/minimum wages for three stinkin' little months would have set them up to live off those wages for the following NINE months. So Chavez was just being greedy for "his" people.
It WAS greed because he knew the money factor. He STILL went ahead with unionizing them, with the blessing of the Democrats, just to SQUEEZE whatever he could from the gringos. Well, that failed miserably because it created enormous and eternal enmity between the farmers and their Mexican workers. It still exists today.
ALL THIS because the LAZY American entry level sloth-balls (I just made up that word, thankew.) refused to pick fruit, vegetables and cotton!
Chavez: the road to hell is paved with good intentions. It was a lose-lose for all and Chavez knew that. If he didn't know that, there were, without doubt, OODLES of folks around who would have informed him of the economic "facts of life." Being arrogant and adamant he bulldozed his way into history...ALL to screw the nasty ole gringos.
HOW TRUE!
That is why, in my opinion, DADS are so important. They rarely sugar-coat things. I learned the facts of life (not sex) from my dad.
Also, when I went out on a date my mother would give me a DIME to call home for help. My father gave me FIVE DOLLARS to take a taxi. Neither was ever needed but I sure felt more secure with the taxi money. Heck, one could always lose the dime in the phone, or drop it somewhere. But a FIVER?
THANK YOU, daddy!
It wouldn't offend me. Brutal honesty is only trouble for people who
a. Don't know themselves;
b. Are clueless ingenues whose mommy and daddy thought FOR them;
c. Had parents who were clueless;
d. Are too stupid to live; OR
e. Have head trouble. (Head buried in the sand; head in the clouds; OR head up their XXXes.)
Any questions? :o)
Exactly; fathers are more realistic and mature, but it’s the RINO fathers that are as wimpy as the liberal dads.
Fathers like this are the ones that make sure their daughters stay out of trouble and how good that fathers are out there that aren’t neglecting their kids. I do know that men do need to stop enabling their moron housewives who vote Obama, instead of understanding the reality of economic outside of swiping a credit card and hitting the bargain bin.
That is the type of woman I loathe.
...but, but, but, I interned at EDF, NOW and AmeriCorps...
HIRE MEEEEEEEEEEE
2. I do know that men do need to stop enabling their moron housewives who vote Obama, instead of understanding the reality of economic outside of swiping a credit card and hitting the bargain bin.
Prospective married couple OUGHT to discuss their political leanings. THAT would save some nasty arguments later, I think.
3. That is the type of woman I loathe.
Ditto. Too many of them.
^This is why I’m not a blind devotee of housewives; keeping house isn’t the major production it used to be and all you really have to do is throw dishes in the dishwasher, throw laundry in the machine, flip the switch, and then do some light vacuuming and pretty simple dusting. As for kids, as infants their needs are real basic and simple affection/love isn’t hard to give. As for older kids, all you have to do is never show fear of them and assert yourself like an adult and all will be fine. Need help with homework? Get a good website and teach them the importance for conducting research and going to the library. IF the kids are in school, that’s up to eight hours you have to fill your empty hours with and there’s no reason a wife who does want to stay in the home shouldn’t have her own private business.
A lot of wives volunteer, but mainly they shop and hang out like overgrown adolescents. It’s not the job of a man to support a huge family all the time and not enjoy the fruits of his labor himself as well. I wonder how many marriages would last if in fact the wife didn’t want a husband willing to support a posh lifestyle and a dozen kids.
I agree; people need to stop pussying around about the realities of life. We need to stop relying on other people to face us for them. Success and civilization is based on facing brutal honesty and reality.
You’re right in that area; the value of loyalty has to be taught.
One thing I do know is, that success is being taught that it’s luck, not about being intelligent, resourceful, or hardworking. Students think that somehow it’s all about someone being ‘lucky’ and not diligent and resourceful. So they won’t work to improve themselves, they wait for that ‘lucky break.’
I know where you’re coming from; I’ve said stuff that has had people think I’m an extremist.
I used to volunteer at our St. Anthony's kitchen, where the bums and such could get a meal. I was there at Thanksgiving eve one year. It was a bittersweet experience. People DO have choices. It's abysmally sad to see them make the WRONG ones over and over again.
Marriages will or will not survive because the folks REALLY want to stay married...or not. The bottom line usually isn't money or stuff; it's caring and communication, I think. Well, it was that for us.
I recently retired, after working for 50 years, from 16-66 years of age. I would LOVE to "hang out" for a while, visit with my friends and go walking out at the beach, watch the hang gliders and the doggies with their dog walkers. And when THAT gets tedious, I will travel.
My husband and I traveled over much of the world, having worked and lived in Saudi Arabia for five years. We had a ton of money from them and traveled the world. Husband is passed now, so I travel with friends or alone. It's all good, I think.
NOW I want to know my own country. I'm going on a cruise down the Mississippi River in November and would LOVE to see the "fall foliage" in the late summer. Life is good and I thank our good Lord every day at Mass.
Does honesty HAVE to be brutal? Does reality also HAVE to be brutal? Neither does if one has love, friends and nice acquaintances to help soften the blows of life.
Also folks define and measure "success" in many different ways. There's no hard and fast rule for either.
"Being nice" is good but it OUGHT to be backed up with behavior that is also good.
Helping others is sometimes necessary as we can't ALWAYS tough things out, keep the stiff upper lip and do EVERYTHING on our own ALL THE TIME.
You present a hard, cruel world, Corporate Stepsister. I don't SEEM to see much joy in your world. But, maybe I'm wrong and you are TICKLED pink with your life. I hope so.
“My 17 year old son goes to school all day then busts his backside working as a dishwasher most nights. He wants to work to pay for gas for his car and save money. And, oh yeah, he’s a honor roll student, top 10% of his class.”
Hmmm...The more things change, the more they don’t change. In my early teens I delivered papers...learned the ins and outs of ‘owning’ a business...fantastic experience! And btw, we delivered a morning and an evening edition of the paper...meant getting up very early and delivering papers before going to school every morning...and then doing it again after school! In high school, I mowed lawns in the summer...I had a clientele that kept me busy six days a week. I had that clientele because I ‘advertised’ with flyers I printed myself on a ‘toy’ printing press and distributed those flyers door to door.
After school I had a job shipping packages for a small company that repaired small appliances. It was a short walk from my high school and I was there every afternoon for several hours.
I also had a job dishwashing in a school cafeteria. Low pay, but the experience was very rewarding.
And btw, with all that to keep me busy after school and during the summer, I finished in the top 4% of my class.
When did all that happen? 55 - 60 years ago. Have I been successful in my life? YES! Am I rich? YES! Perhaps not by this world’s standards. I am, however, rich with a lifetime of EVENTFUL experiences in situations that have been experienced around the world.
Would I do it all again in today’s climate? Yes! And I would be a resounding success!
One thing I have never done in any particular job...I have never asked for a raise or a promotion. Have they come? Yes! And was my employer rewarded? Many times over.
I believe these opportunities are open to kids today...if they are encouraged and allowed by parents.
Am I proud? Yes! I am proud of the country that allowed me and encouraged me to do all that. The kids who do it today do it without some of that kind of encouragement. This country today does not want kids to be ‘successful’. The gov’t education system works hard to dumb down our children/grandchildren/great grandchildren. The gov’t systems today are evil. So the kids today who do it are exemplary! Hats off to ‘em!
I am actually tickled pink, but a realist at heart, I’ve had ot face a lot of things in life I would have preferred to avoid. I know that however I have much to be happy about in life. I have no baggage, near no regrets, and I have a closer relationship with God, all by thirty.
Reality isn’t brutal, it’s not about brutal, but these days are rough and call for roughneck perspective. I do know that too many students have certainly been determined to live like pampered aristocrats.
Or have an hr department.
YOU were the one who mentioned brutal reality, not me. Now you say that reality isn't brutal. Which is it?
Now you say that these days are rough and call for a roughneck prospective. Sounds like you're back on the brutal reality kick.
Having a closer relationship with God is SUCH a good thing. I'm happy for you. That is the VERY best relationship to aim for, the best direction in life.
As for the student life of "pampered aristocrat:....students were TAUGHT that by someone. Someone gave them the sense of entitlement.
Not to worry. They will get over it once they mature, perhaps at the ripe old age of thirty. :o)
What is an "hr department"?
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