The intelligence of the current crop of American youth.... completely astounds me.Originally Posted by dickiedeals
The intelligence of the current crop of American youth.... completely astounds me.
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...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
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Lol...
Reminds me of this, guy said his name was 'It's Stephen, that's with a 'ph.''
And his receipt was this...
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Still cracks me up...
They can't even give you the right food. Can't read and comprehend the screen above their heads. You have to check your bag to see if you got a fork or spoon. They hand you two sodas , unmarked , and can't tell you which one is the Diet Coke and which is the Dr Pepper. Good thing wife and I don't mind each others germs. I could go on for days. $15 dollars an hour? That's a joke. They aren't worth minimum wage. There is a small percentage of today's youth that has their shyt together. These few , when they hit the job force , will command respect and a large salary. Since I believe that most of us on this forum are of above average intelligence our kids should do extremely well in the job market. If you've raised your kids to have common sense and above average intelligence , congratulations. You have beat the odds.
My 3 sons have been working since early teens. Middle kid did the standard car wash crap job, bus boy crap job, waiter crap jobs. Youngest has been a golf cart boy at the local country club for going on 2 years. They want him in the pro shop because he's smart, respectful and not a douchebag like so many other youth. Shooter, you are right, they will command it and demand it. No freakin handouts. I personally hope they do succeed in the $15 min wage. Fast food will go the way of the kiosk and it will be harder to screw up your order. The robots are just waiting for the tipping point of cost to go their way. $15 should take care of it. Then we will need smart kids to fix the robots and the losers that can't spell hambunger will hang out at the corner store.
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Our steel fab company has a general knowledge test, which new people must pass before getting hired. Just plain common sense questions, and some basic math. Kids fresh out of high school, were great at computer skills, but couldn't read a tape measure. The question was, "show the correct picture of 13/16". Then there is 4 pictures, which they have to choose the correct answer. Nope! Too hard for these computer kids. And ask them to read a dial caliper? If it's not a "digital" caliper, they are lost.
Unfortunately despite my best intentions my son is one of those useless youth...He is highly intelligent...and a lazy waste of life...
My son is 32 now and I wish I could sit here and brag on him. He chooses his path. He has many artistic and musical talents and won't pursue anything. Very lazy. I maintain a decent relationship, we get together often for dinner. He has a job but barely gets by. I'm tired of pep talks, and he probably is too. Sometimes, you can only do so much. Hope there's a chance for your son to make changes.
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Nobody tires of pep talks thrown at them. Never stop, the day will come when you you are at the end and you will never regret that you always tried.
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Guys I'm not trying to talk bad about anybody or their kids. A lot of the problems can be attributed to society. Kids in the city that don't participate in after school activities have nothing to occupy their time. Other than managing a small farm for a neighbor or working for my Dad I didn't have an official job till I was 19. My Dad worked long hours at his business and he depended on me to take care of the cattle , hogs , horses , chickens , and the dogs. Every day after school I came straight home to my job. During the summer I had grass to mow and a big garden to care for also. I enjoyed it. I liked working with the animals. It just seemed normal. I believe most kids would benefit from being raised on a farm. There is no shame if your kids didn't turn out the way you wanted. You can only do your best. Sometimes it just don't work out. I know we have enough deadbeats in our family. My Dad has two sisters and a brother. About half of my cousins and their kids are useless. I have one cousin that is 50 that has never had a taxpaying job. Instead he has mooched off his dad his whole life. No guys , it is all around us. I think that for those of us that are over 55 it is the most apparent. And like Stro said , don't ever stop trying to encourage your children. Maybe some day it will "click". Notice I said in my post above basically if you have raised your kids to be productive citizens that you have beat the odds. Its tough now days. Schools don't allow prayer and they burn the flag in campuses across the country. If you don't respect God and Country , what is left. God bless America and say a prayer for our kids.
My son was brought up in a split home, but I was always there and he knows that. That's one thing I mentioned earlier. So many kids today don't have their father. In my case, hey, he chose to be lazy and he hasn't changed much. I'll go out knowing I was there at least. He's a good kid. It's the lazy that gets me. Don't know where it came from...his mother! Ya, that's where!
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