The only thing I cared about was my totals?
That's sad on a lot of levels.
The only thing I cared about was my totals?
That's sad on a lot of levels.
But yeah, everyone had it harder back in their generation was growing up.
I fear for the future of my young men. They could walk out of college with 3.2 and not have a job? Back in my day, you just got the degree and you were set. Even if you went right into the workforce, you did just fine. You performed well at your job and the company took care of you.
The stress future generations are going to be under is going to be immense. It's also going to manifest itself in many areas of our society; not for the better.
I fear for the future of my young men. They could walk out of college with 3.2 and not have a job? Back in my day, you just got the degree and you were set. Even if you went right into the workforce, you did just fine. You performed well at your job and the company took care of you.
The stress future generations are going to be under is going to be immense. It's also going to manifest itself in many areas of our society; not for the better.
Well said, sad but true.I know plenty of young people walking out of college with USEFUL degrees and into good jobs. Believe me, I interview lots of young kids and they seem to be evenly split into two extremes: they are either absolute go-geters chomping at the bit to do whatever it takes to move up the ladder and "succeed" (and this can be a bad thing for other reasons I'm not getting into here).
Or you have the type 2 "Sir, I have this sweet liberal arts degree. I should be starting at $100k with a 30 hour workweek and 4 weeks vacation even though I have no experience or clue what I am doing."
There are also plenty of good, well-paying jobs in the trades, but parents have raised a few generations of kids that think it's beneath them to work with their hands and get dirty.
If you perform well at your job and have a viable skill, most companies will take care of you. If they don't, find another company. If you can't find another company with your skill set, you probably aren't as skilled as you think.