Millennials challenge me. I love it. It makes me feel young. I take it as my responsibility to relate to them.

 

Agree. At home, I’m always happy to engage myself with my kid’s friends; and at work, I enjoy collaborating on projects with the “younger” generation. They bring fresh ideas and are quick to action. I find them bold but respectful, and definitely interesting.

Agree. At home, I’m always happy to engage myself with my kid’s friends; and at work, I enjoy collaborating on projects with the “younger” generation. They bring fresh ideas and are quick to action. I find them bold but respectful, and definitely interesting.

 

I agree. I work in a very progressive, rapidly changing field (digital advertising) that is populated with many 20 somethings. By and large, I find most of them to be very smart, and hardworking. They are also great at being able to communicate and deal with clients that are still coming to terms with and trying to understand the business. By large, many of the older folks we bring aboard struggle to be as successful. I'm one of only a handful over 40 in our company (we employ about 100 total).

Graduated in 1977. Never had a job in high school. Too busy playing baseball and whiffle ball in the summer.

I'll brag on my two , Son who had a difficult time at 16-19 Yrs old , righted the ship at about 20 , so while not a teen he bought his second home at age 23 , Daughter was national guard early entry , so full Army boot camp at age 17 ( parents had to sign off ) and she just bough a 62K home at age 21 , could have graduated college early if she desired but held off a year.

I could go for a chili cheese pizza today for lunch. I miss that place.

 

Those are the best, very unique and I always have people asking me what they are because they are only at Empress!

Worked from about 10 years old, lived on a farm. Everyone works. Our two sons both worked at our business from about middle school throughout college. Our oldest grandchildren 16-19 all have jobs. And one full scholarship and job, another 2 jobs & commutes because she lives in a college town, newly graduated has summer co-op that he is studying come fall, one to graduate next year has 2 jobs this summer. And also do volunteer work. So proud of all of them.

I've been gainfully employed since I was in 7th Grade. At one point I had 70 grass cutting jobs, as well as, countless landscape jobs. Even while in the lawn and landscape business I held other full time and part time gigs. Been at FedEx 23 years now.

 

I've been paying my own way, cars, insurance, etc....since I was 16.

 

DLG and 2.0 got jobs after sophomore year of HS.

 

Hopefully you cut grass better than you deliver printer parts.

 

Sincerely,

 

plantman

Brother graduated with his Masters in Economics/Finance last Spring. He had 3 undergraduate degrees. He got a job offer from a major corporation and he went back and asked to negotiate on the salary. He had done his research and discovered that what they were offering him was less than the starting salary for the average graduate from his program at his university received over the past 10 years, and that he felt his academic achievements made him better than average. Some of you would call that entitled. I'd say he was prepared and had done his homework.

 

Did he get it or did they pull the job offer?

Did he get it or did they pull the job offer?

 

Sort of a compromise. He got it in the form of a signing bonus and a few other added benefits.

My first job was hauling hay in the summer after 6th grade for a nickel a bale. Did that till I was 16 then started working in the local grocery store. Worked 3 jobs while I was finishing my basics at the community college and then worked at Wal-Mart while I finished up my bachelors. So I've had a job since I was 12. 25 years in the work force. 13 till I can "retire" and then I'll find a new career :lol2:

 

I hope I can find a farmer who'll hire my son for manual labor when he's 13. I think parents are doing their kids a disservice by not having them see what hard work really is.

Hopefully you cut grass better than you deliver printer parts.

 

Sincerely,

 

plantman

 

:laugh:

I hope I can find a farmer who'll hire my son for manual labor when he's 13. I think parents are doing their kids a disservice by not having them see what hard work really is.

 

Manual labor isn't the only type of "hard work" there is.

Manual labor isn't the only type of "hard work" there is.

 

At 13 it is.

Manual labor isn't the only type of "hard work" there is.

 

No, you are correct...but I'd argue in many ways it can be more valuable and give more "life lessons". Don't get me wrong, we need "brain power" too, which I know is what you are referring to. But give me 100 people, one with brain power and 99 with the muscle, they can build a palace. Reverse that number...well, you can have lots of ideas, but I'm not sure what might get built.

 

There has been a stigma put on manual labor over the years that just shouldn't be there. Without hard physical work, this country never exists...not in the way we know it anyway.

No, you are correct...but I'd argue in many ways it can be more valuable and give more "life lessons". Don't get me wrong, we need "brain power" too, which I know is what you are referring to. But give me 100 people, one with brain power and 99 with the muscle, they can build a palace. Reverse that number...well, you can have lots of ideas, but I'm not sure what might get built.

 

There has been a stigma put on manual labor over the years that just shouldn't be there. Without hard physical work, this country never exists...not in the way we know it anyway.

 

Yup. If my kids do not get scholarships, I hope they learn a trade and work towards owning their own business. I think it's beneficial for kids to learn about hard, manual labor. Makes them tougher and more resilient, both physically and mentally.