Al
The Need to Bead
Bunky, I think every previous generation says something to this effect about the current generation. There probably is some truth to it in each case. As we`ve moved away from a labor force that used physical labor to produce a product to a technology work force much has been lost.
That said, there are many sources that now state that the "Text Generation" have lost the skills required to sit in a job interview and sell themselves to a potential employer. We`ve become lazy during this process. Saying to the person interviewing you, yo dude, stopping to return a text or wearing flip flops to a interview aren`t likely to land a new guy a job. I say "We`ve become lazy" because as parents of this generation we failed to imprint these skills on our children. We haven`t demanded this level of intensity and detail and it hasn`t miraculously appeared in this generation. Really makes me wonder about the generation that will follow the "Text Generation."
A society willing to trade liberty for temporary security deserves neither and will lose both
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Totally agreed! I`m actually 25, so technically part of this "texting generation" and I find it tough to relate to a lot of people my age for exactly these reasons. The amount of disregard for standards that have long been held as important is really just astounding to me.
Have we really reached a point where technology has gone from being a means of advancing society to it now serving to degrade all that it has built?
Charlie
Automotive Appearance Specialist - Serving Greater Lansing, Michigan
http://www.cchautoappearance.com/
I`ve noticed a big difference in people who have working since they could push a lawnmower vs. those who never applied for a job till after college. There is a sense of entitlement no matter what the industry.
One day I`ll get to do my own car.
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I can relate to that. I`m soon to be 23 and I`m still in college, but I started cutting grass and maintaining the yard when I was 9. Not to mention helping my parents around the house in any way needed. I started working when I was 15 and have been since then. I had to work to pay car insurance, gas, and anything else except for food at the house.
I know people that have only had jobs to earn money for things they want. Their parents pay for the car, insurance, and everything else. Although I`m friends with some ppl like this, I do see that they have no idea what any kind of hard work is like and they have no idea how to grow up.
There are those among us younger people that do have their heads screwed on straight, but I can`t blame people that stereotype most younger folks because for the most part they`re right.
There is no stereotype. It`s all about dedication. When you view people as clients and not customers it speaks volumes. A customer is someone who spends money with you a client is someone you have a true relationship with.
Make that a priority. Employers and customers notice that. If you want to get big customers understand they did not get the cars they have by being ignorant to that fact. Most of the people I deal with are business owners, surgeons, and doctors. They are not stupid.
Work hard for them and they will trust you.
John
One day I`ll get to do my own car.
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I completely agree with most of what has been said in this thread about work ethics and today`s society. It`s very hard to find a good employee these days. I had one a while back and had the same issues that all of you had. He was a great worker and listened to what I said, but he killed me because he could not put down the damn cell phone. My wife was pregnant at the time and I didn`t pay as much attention to my phone as he did to his. Also, he always had somewhere else to be. While he had no problem doing the physical work, he was always missing things because he was in a rush to get them done.
I don`t know, I am 31 and have had a job since I was like 12 years old. Granted that when I was in my teens and early 20`s I may have slacked off a bit, but at some point people have to grow up. I sometimes wonder what my grandfather would think about people`s work ethics these days. He worked because that is what you did, period. You went to work. Then you had some dinner, went to sleep and got back up the next day and went to work.
"It`s called work for a reason, it`s not called fun time, it`s not called play time, it`s not called having a good time, it`s called work" - Larry Winget
Oh, and IF anyone is looking for some help, I LOVE to travel and go work at other shops.
Thought I`d post a few pictures of how its looking. Waiting to put cabinets up till i get a feel for the place.
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One day I`ll get to do my own car.
Concours.John Facebook
Shop looks good, John! How has business been now that you`re a couple weeks in?
Charlie
Automotive Appearance Specialist - Serving Greater Lansing, Michigan
http://www.cchautoappearance.com/
One day I`ll get to do my own car.
Concours.John Facebook
very sweet John
The blank spaces on the walls are left for the magazine and publications that have featured my work. I will post once they are framed. Thanks for the reply.
One day I`ll get to do my own car.
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