Yet another rant thread: WTF is wrong with 18-25 year-olds

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by fintstone

....for good jobs, employers wanted to hire experienced folks back in the dark ages too. That is why many of us worked very hard for a long time at crap jobs. To gain the necessary experience and still eat now and then.

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Yep...have less than 2 years experience? Always been hard...

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

.... I remember reading in the paper and hearing it on the news, that at the time, it was the worst recession since 1983.....(Wait, that's the year I graduated from high school and was looking for a job that didn't exist.)
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Yep...'83 . The year I graduated from college with nearly straight A's in Computer Science. Beat the pavement DAILY for 6 months before landing a job doing research for IBM at RTP, NC (for 10% of what I made later in my career). A buddy from Duke (Computer Science also) couldn't find one in our field....framed houses for a while....Ah...the good ol' daze .

Started working when I was 12 (mowing lawns, etc)....and I know a LOT of great 20 somethings who are simply kicking butts today and have my utmost respect....yep, same as it ever was

[fintstone]

Yep flipped burgers next to an MS in Chemistry in the mid '70s for $1.60 hr (less than min wage). Worked in the fields before that. Started at .10 hr and worked up to $2.00 eventually. No lunch, no breaks except for water which they brought to you when they thought you needed some. The cushy corporate world that baby boomers were born into wasn't quite what some seem to think it was. Now, apparently, "Americans just will not do that type work".
On the other hand, there was plenty of incentive to work back then. Liking to eat now and then was one. Wanting a phone, electricity, etc were also goals for most.

[afterburn 549]

Living at home with the folks was not a status symbol either.....LOL

[scottmandue]

I tell you it is that darn rock n roll rotting their brains!!!

[scottmandue]

As an aside my wife just turned 50 and is looking for a job... seriously!
Looking for an office/receptionist job (Has BS in Business)