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I think the belief these days is that there really is no reason to just bend over and take it from the boss. Maybe work to live instead of live to work. Boomers have their panties in a twist over that.
Just don't come crying to me in 30 yrs. when all the work to live types are broke, option-less and screaming for handouts.
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Just don't come crying to me in 30 yrs. when all the work to live types are broke, option-less and screaming for handouts.
and crying because they still have student loan debt (which was unnecessary to begin with).
Experience / preparedness for employment and life is FREE. (In fact you can even get PAID for getting it)
College can be very CHEAP. (Or FREE as well) Employer pays, military, overseas....
I Just Found Out The Average Cost Of College In Every State, And I'm So Scared For Gen Z
Scholaroo conducted an analysis of data gathered from public and private colleges across the United States to reveal the average expenses for out-of-state students at each state’s universities
Fully loaded, room and board included (as if that is free if NOT in college)
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Just don't come crying to me in 30 yrs. when all the work to live types are broke, option-less and screaming for handouts.
I love when people deal in extremes like this. Just stop.
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and crying because they still have student loan debt (which was unnecessary to begin with).
Experience / preparedness for employment and life is FREE. (In fact you can even get PAID for getting it)
College can be very CHEAP. (Or FREE as well) Employer pays, military, overseas....
I Just Found Out The Average Cost Of College In Every State, And I'm So Scared For Gen Z
Scholaroo conducted an analysis of data gathered from public and private colleges across the United States to reveal the average expenses for out-of-state students at each state’s universities
Fully loaded, room and board included (as if that is free if NOT in college)
I think the belief these days is that there really is no reason to just bend over and take it from the boss. Maybe work to live instead of live to work. Boomers have their panties in a twist over that.
It doesn't seem to be like that. It's more about working conditions, more emphasis on the "life" part of work/life balance and, as with all generations, more money.
But not all jobs can accommodate these demands.
Teaching is an example...you can't just take off to fly somewhere for a week whenever you want.
Rotating shifts in hospitals...you can't just say "I don't like working at night".
WFH...the remote work caught on big time and few want to go back into the office 9-5.
I love when people deal in extremes like this. Just stop.
Stop yourself. When you throw out feelings based stream-of-consciousness expect push back.
And on the merits not even close. It'll be reality for legions and already is for many. The bottom socioeconomic ~1/3 of young males are the worst performing large cadre of Americans in at least 125 years.
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... reality for legions and already is for many. The bottom socioeconomic ~1/3 of young males are the worst performing large cadre of Americans in at least 125 years.
And during the most prosperous time in History;
1) Plenty of Money
2) Plenty of Education
3) Plenty of Information
4) Plenty of Jobs
5) Unparalled privileges
Unlimited access to each, and freedom to pursue.
Unmatched opportunity and benefit, which will be sad to see go, of which they are certain to eventually lapse.
Then you will hear some crying, and probably see some dying.
1) Plenty of Money
2) Plenty of Education
3) Plenty of Information
4) Plenty of Jobs
5) Unparalled privileges
Unlimited access to each, and freedom to pursue.
Unmatched opportunity and benefit, which will be sad to see go, of which they are certain to eventually lapse.
Then you will hear some crying, and probably see some dying.
IMO all of this approaches the unbelievable. We boomers have raised the weakest children in our nation's history. To be precise we've raised sub-sets from two generations in a row who objectively cannot compete and two other subsets who will not. Your list is right on.
IMO all of this approaches the unbelievable. We boomers have raised the weakest children in our nation's history. To be precise we've raised sub-sets from two generations in a row who objectively cannot compete and two other subsets who will not. Your list is right on.
Boomers didn't raise GenZ. Boomers raised GenX and some of the Millennials. GenX contributed to the Millennial Generation and GenZ.
When has the business world ever thought new graduates were prepared for the workforce. For as long as I have been browsing the web (a long time) I seen articles complaining how some sector is not prepared for the workforce. They are either lacking technical skills or character attributes, or just demanding too much money. I'm starting to think this is just an excuse to get the powers that be to let them import an endless amount of foreign labor. No one is prefect. There is still more room to develop after college.
Boomers didn't raise GenZ. Boomers raised GenX and some of the Millennials. GenX contributed to the Millennial Generation and GenZ.
I take your point but there is more overlap than you imply. I'm a boomer, my wife very early era Gen-X by a couple of months. Our kids are an older Zoomer and two very young Millennials.
Keep in mind the oldest Zoomers are in their later 20s.
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