Too many parents want to be friends with their kids and not actually parent. Good news is, if you do a good job of parenting, you’ll likely have the opportunity out to become friends with your kids after they move out.
Jeff Broadwick CTIconnect 312-205-2519 Office 574-220-7826 Cell jbroadw...@cticonnect.com > On Feb 14, 2023, at 1:25 PM, Sterling Jacobson <sterl...@avative.com> wrote: > > > Yeah, that’s a problem for sure. > > All the youth (and some adults) see online is prosperity and wealth and > entitlement. > > Your definition of existing just doesn’t even come to their minds. To use a > phrase, they literally don’t comprehend it. > > I was living happily in a one room apartment for $400 a month and eating the > same PB&J and soup for lunch/dinner on almost no monthly spend. > I had an old futon bed that I had purchased in college as furniture. My > monthly output was focused on paying rent and a bit for food and my car. > > I was hungry for more, made my way by learning, taking what I could find and > working my way up. > > And during none of that did I think to myself, “This is shit, I am entitled > to more because I exist.” Lol > > My grown kids ask for very little and even then get told no all the time, or > have conditions. > I worry about my younger kids that have spent a lot more time online. They > still know they get nothing as a default, but they are more entitled in > language and practice than my older kids. > Society online in general isn’t doing anyone any favors. > > I mean some of the youtube crap they watch is just inane, and some of these > people just throw around money like it magically appeared to them out of thin > air without a care. > There is no accountability or explanation. > > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 10:37 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Cc: Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com> > Subject: [AFMUG] FB Exchange > > I advertised for hiring yesterday, a no experience necessary, get paid to > learn MIG mild steel welding. PT/FT flexible hours. We hire 17 year olds. > I immediately got crap from this guy saying that the “young people of today” > cannot exist on less than $18/hour which is what he gets and he works from > home. > > Lots of people defended my $15/entry level, get paid to learn welding > position. > He deleted his post then sent me this: > > Hello there, > > Our of respect for you because it wasn't my intent to cause tension, I've > deleted my comment on your posting. My only point was to emphasize that the > going rate for a lot of entry level jobs is much higher than $15 an hour. > Welding is a great skill and can open up great avenues in the future. > > However, The youth of today cannot live on $15 an hour so a lot of candidates > will not even walk through the door because other places even in the field of > welding pay higher to start. > > What I emphasized at my company starting at $18 is just one example. We have > people here that make well over $50 an hour because we operate on a > commission structure. But that $18 base is livable when a one bedroom is > $1000+ in tooele a month and depending on where you live it's as low as $1600+ > > Again, never meant to offend so I am sorry for causing you any trouble. > > I replied: > So you expect someone to walk from High School directly into a job where they > can have a nice home, car and things? Wow, without learning a trade, > profession or other skill? Our $15/hour people take home $2000/month. > Pretty sure someone can exist on that and the smart ones will have roommates > or live with their parents. And the smarter ones will quickly be making more > than $18/hour. We have exactly zero problems finding as many workers as we > need. So your opinion that "youth of today" cannot exist on $15/hour is just > that, unfounded opinion. I guess your definition of "exist" is different > than mine. You can exist by walking, riding a bicycle or taking a bus to > work. You can exist by eating home cooked meals and making a home made > sandwich for your lunch. You can exist by wearing clothes from a thrift > store. You don't need the latest iPhone and Netflix to exist. Read a book. > The struggle IS the journey and is what creates grit and strong character. > > He replied and blocked me: > Yeah Okay Boomer. I was reaching out to be nice but you clearly have no idea > what life is like for us today. I just bought my first house at 31 because of > how shit things are right now compared to when you were younger. But thanks > for proving my point by being an asshole about "my definition of exist" > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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