On 19 Sep 2005 10:49:03 -0700, "WM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think you're on the right track, John. I've got a kind of >half-developed theory that staff that grew up in the mainframe era, >where computing resources were extremely expensive and data centers >were, actually, awesome, take their work seriously. There are societal factors that could account for this difference in work ethics or attitudes other than just having to work with expensive computing resources. In the 1960s and 1970s most young adult professionals still had a serious work ethic, and took their work seriously whether it involved computers or not. Today young adult American professionals have zero or negative work ethic. All sweeping generalities, to be sure. There are plenty of exceptions. But my wife, who manages 60 to 70 hospital emergency room nurses, tells me this constantly. Her young nurses would rather go sailing than show up for scheduled work. If the state allows 13 consecutive weeks for compensated medical leave, some nurses take off all 13 weeks even if they only have a minor ailment. Intense on-the-job stress in nursing is to blame for much of this low work ethic, but not all. Society (media, TV, advertising, home training, peer pressure, the whole 19 yards) is producing an entire generation of badly spoiled, impatient brats who demand instant gratification and high-paying entry-level jobs with zero accountability and management that makes them feel good no matter what they do (outcome-oriented instead of results-oriented education has spawned this). Just my humble opinion. And yes, there are exceptions. Like, just, you know, try, you know, to ... uh... listen, you know, to, you know, some of them, like, you know, speak, you know, intelligently. Bill Fairchild ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
