How's your day going?
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highsierrasmokin'
The battle's fought, the deed is done
People in high positions have followed this trend.
Are all the high school valedictorians working at McDonalds or...?????
I think a lot of young people have followed the advice of some pundits
"If you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life".
Got a 24 yr old college graduate nephew working the drive thru at Chic-Fil-A and living with mom and dad ...offered and doesn't want management training
They are remodeling the chicken joint and will be closed for three months. The business said that employees will be paid normal wages while closed if they come back to work when they reopen. His plans are to play video games for three months.
If you don't get off you backside and hustle a bit nothing will change.
"If you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life".
Got a 24 yr old college graduate nephew working the drive thru at Chic-Fil-A and living with mom and dad ...offered and doesn't want management training
They are remodeling the chicken joint and will be closed for three months. The business said that employees will be paid normal wages while closed if they come back to work when they reopen. His plans are to play video games for three months.
If you don't get off you backside and hustle a bit nothing will change.
A friend of mines kid is 22ish. Still lives at home has no permanent job, doesn't go to school, stays at home all day smokes pot and plays video games.
His mother has offered to buy him a condo, but he doesn't want to move out of the house.
She tried to give him a car but he doesn't want to drive.
I actually feel sorry for him for being such a loser.
I was so eager to move out and be on my own when I was a kid, I truly can't relate.
The family has money, but they aren't doing him a favor by letting him do this IMHO..
His mother has offered to buy him a condo, but he doesn't want to move out of the house.
She tried to give him a car but he doesn't want to drive.
I actually feel sorry for him for being such a loser.
I was so eager to move out and be on my own when I was a kid, I truly can't relate.
The family has money, but they aren't doing him a favor by letting him do this IMHO..
highsierrasmokin'
The battle's fought, the deed is done
It started up around 11 and hasn't let up. We must've gotten 2" in 1.5 hrs.
Got a nice dose of lightning and thunder too.
highsierrasmokin'
The battle's fought, the deed is done
That's a negative sir
Unfortunately neither of these stories particularly surprises me. I am in my 25th year of education (I am a high school counselor), and things have changed so much. I attribute a lot of this to parents and entitlement. It is to the point now where if a kid has a question about a grade, the parent emails me about it. I tell them no... their child need to ask the teacher directly and advocate for themselves. I'm also the guy that only talks to the student in parent-student meetings and if the parent tries to answer I stop them and have the kid talk to me... They want to do everything for their kids without them having to pay their dues or make any mistakes to learn from.
I have a cousin who is like this - my uncle and aunt have bailed her out financially numeous times and just bought her a house... and she is over 40. wtf... I should call them mom and dad for a while...
There shouldn't be an offer. I told my kid, at 18 you're either in school or working. Once you finish school, you work and pitch in on food and utilities.
I know things are different than they use to be. Housing inflation is stupid around here, and jobs aren't keeping pace with the wages. But, you aren't going to mooch off of me. I'll do what I can to help, but no effort on your part means no help on my part.
There are 22 year old guys out here making $25 - $30 an hour as pipe fitters. But, too many people have been convinced the game is so rigged they shouldn't try. They checked out because all they hear is how horrible the world is.
I didn't pay for cell phones, cable, internet, restaurants, $8 coffee $10 lunch and all that stuff when I moved out the house. I had a beater for an automobile. Liability only no comp, no health Insurance $4 haircuts the list goes on. I was willing to do without a lot of stuff to have my own place.
I'm guessing a large percentage of the "unaffordability" of moving out on your own is stuff we didn't have to have (and pay for) when we where kids.
I'm guessing a large percentage of the "unaffordability" of moving out on your own is stuff we didn't have to have (and pay for) when we where kids.