Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth? ( Archived) (16)

May 28, 2008 9:43 PM CSTDo you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
bluskysbrowneyes
bluskysbrowneyesbluskysbrowneyescentral, Florida, USA21 Threads 2 Polls 147 Posts

Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?(Vote Below)

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Yes, young people come and go when they please
14
25%
Yes, young people dress sloppy
1
2%
Yes, young people are unprofessional
4
7%
Work ethics are in the toilet
14
25%
A decent day wage for work is gone
1
2%
The days of my parent's ethics are gone
6
11%
Dress for an interview?
0
0%
Are you kidding, They should be glad to get me
3
5%
I am grateful for my job
0
0%
I worked hard for what I have
13
23%
Total Votes
56
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May 28, 2008 9:43 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
bluskysbrowneyes
bluskysbrowneyesbluskysbrowneyescentral, Florida USA21 Threads 2 Polls 147 Posts
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May 28, 2008 9:54 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
kkitty
kkittykkittyMinnesota, USA17 Threads 4 Polls 1,055 Posts
JMO I think that it does not matter the age. I think it is the person some people just have bad work ethics .
cheers
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May 28, 2008 9:54 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
dcj22
dcj22dcj22Somewhere, Tennessee USA102 Threads 3 Polls 11,581 Posts
I think a number of those responses fit... work ethics aren't what they used to be, but neither is a decent wage.
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May 28, 2008 9:55 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
rwantin
rwantinrwantinRoyal Oak, Michigan USA17 Threads 8,924 Posts
I dunno, the kids in our office dress a helluva lot better than I do. uh oh
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May 28, 2008 9:57 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
kkitty
kkittykkittyMinnesota, USA17 Threads 4 Polls 1,055 Posts
dcj22: I think a number of those responses fit... work ethics aren't what they used to be, but neither is a decent wage.

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May 28, 2008 9:58 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
dcj22
dcj22dcj22Somewhere, Tennessee USA102 Threads 3 Polls 11,581 Posts
rwantin: I dunno, the kids in our office dress a helluva lot better than I do.



rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing Yeah, but they're still living with Mama and Daddy and blowing their money on their wardrobes, whereas you live alone and blow your money on motorcycles. grin
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May 28, 2008 10:00 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
Any job I ever had I worked hard and did mre than I had too.I have worked with people like me and with those who do as little as possible.I don't know idf it's age that matters.dunno
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May 28, 2008 10:00 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
rwantin
rwantinrwantinRoyal Oak, Michigan USA17 Threads 8,924 Posts
dcj22: Yeah, but they're still living with Mama and Daddy and blowing their money on their wardrobes, whereas you live alone and blow your money on motorcycles.


rolling on the floor laughing You know me too well. Hey, in my defense, I blow my money on other things. Like...like...er...uh...cat litter. uh oh
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May 28, 2008 10:02 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
prncss4someone
prncss4someoneprncss4someoneHopeful, Michigan USA57 Threads 8 Polls 7,227 Posts
bluskysbrowneyes: I agree, I am 55 and a girl of 60 and another at 45 are asses.



I have been around plenty of people my age and older who sucked at work ethics, so I do think it just depends.happy valentines day
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May 28, 2008 10:03 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
alabamabebe
alabamabebealabamabebeBanks of the Warrior River, Alabama USA66 Threads 3 Polls 4,404 Posts
Well, my supervisor is the laziest person in the place, and she's 60-ish. The youngest girl is 20-ish, she has her moments, but she is by far harder working than the other two.

The other offices I've worked in were about the same, there are lazies of all ages.
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May 28, 2008 10:04 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
dcj22
dcj22dcj22Somewhere, Tennessee USA102 Threads 3 Polls 11,581 Posts
rwantin: You know me too well. Hey, in my defense, I blow my money on other things. Like...like...er...uh...cat litter.



Uh-huh. Riiigggghhhttt. You probably even kick the cat outside to go, don't you? giggle
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May 28, 2008 10:17 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
shipoker55
shipoker55shipoker55St. Petersburg, Florida USA211 Threads 2 Polls 9,362 Posts
I believe that ethics change. Yes, younger people come to work in ways I never would have greamed of. They have purple hair, pierced noses, tongues, eyebrows. mutiple ear piercings. They wear baggy clothes and chains dangling. So what?

Do they put in a honest days work?? Mostly yes! As Bob Dylan would say, "...the times they are a -changin"

I am more upset when a growm man with millions of dollars steps to the podium to receive an honor for his contributions to music, wears a tux jacket and jeans with holes in them!!

AS a poster has already said, parents play a large role in how these young people enter the work force. There was a time when a man could support his family while making minimum wage. He was proud that he even had a job. But there was a future to look forward to.

When you talk about ethics in the work place...it would be more apropos to look at the ethics of the CEOs. A boss used to have concern for his employees, wanting to keep them on and giving them incentives to stay with the company. Now CEO's drive a company into the ground, after draining all the life and energy from the employees. Then they reaps multi- million dollars bonuses, when the leave a company after ."Down-sizing". Thousands of people out of work...but he gets millions for making them un-employedvery mad frustrated
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May 28, 2008 10:18 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
princess49503
princess49503princess49503grand rapids, Michigan USA18 Threads 1 Polls 1,485 Posts
The place I worked at was the like the twighlight zone of machine shops.
the older workers came is drunk and obnoxious 4 days a week and the 18-22 years olds were the ones coming into work bright eyed and bushy tailed every day.

I'd show some pics but I don't know how to post them on the forums
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May 28, 2008 10:23 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
bluskysbrowneyes
bluskysbrowneyesbluskysbrowneyescentral, Florida USA21 Threads 2 Polls 147 Posts
shipoker55: I believe that ethics change. Yes, younger people come to work in ways I never would have greamed of. They have purple hair, pierced noses, tongues, eyebrows. mutiple ear piercings. They wear baggy clothes and chains dangling. So what?

Do they put in a honest days work?? Mostly yes! As Bob Dylan would say, "...the times they are a -changin"

I am more upset when a growm man with millions of dollars steps to the podium to receive an honor for his contributions to music, wears a tux jacket and jeans with holes in them!!

AS a poster has already said, parents play a large role in how these young people enter the work force. There was a time when a man could support his family while making minimum wage. He was proud that he even had a job. But there was a future to look forward to.

When you talk about ethics in the work place...it would be more apropos to look at the ethics of the CEOs. A boss used to have concern for his employees, wanting to keep them on and giving them incentives to stay with the company. Now CEO's drive a company into the ground, after draining all the life and energy from the employees. Then they reaps multi- million dollars bonuses, when the leave a company after ."Down-sizing". Thousands of people out of work...but he gets millions for making them un-employed

In response I can tell you, I probably have the last good CEO. 30 year retired army Col. Appleby is the best.
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May 28, 2008 10:31 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
princess49503
princess49503princess49503grand rapids, Michigan USA18 Threads 1 Polls 1,485 Posts
BTW

I was in the Middle.......Not old enough to have bumping rights but old enough to train the youngin's when they come in the door
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May 28, 2008 10:40 PM CST Do you notice work ethics decrease with youth?
bluskysbrowneyes
bluskysbrowneyesbluskysbrowneyescentral, Florida USA21 Threads 2 Polls 147 Posts
princess49503: Corporate Headquarters in Germany decided to send our jobs to f***n Brazil because of a pissing match with one of our customers....
I'm living off of other peoples tax money until December

Sounds familar, hire new grads at a cheaper rate, send work to a foreign country,.........doh
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Created: May 2008
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