...the incoming work force is abysmal....my late wife and I worked two jobs each during our first 18 years to make MODEST ends meet.....BS hyperbole from an old fart?...here are three FACTUAL examples...
1. A friend of mine just told me about his friend whose son graduated with a 4 year Accounting degree. He had a job interview in NYC (yes I know the cost of living) with a major Accounting firm and was offered $100,000 plus a $25,000 sign on bonus. Dad said, "great, when do you start"? Response was "I declined because they only offered me two weeks pad vacation initially". Dad tweaked and said, "effective tomorrow you start paying rent and if you can't , you're out".
2. My 26 year old daughter runs a major event venue and affiliated restaurant operation in a major Rochester downtown office building. She was interviewing for an assistant Event Coordinator. The applicant said, " I work Monday through Friday but will work ONE weekend event per month. I will not work past 8PM and expect an EXTRA day off for my services". My daughter said, "why are you even here?".
3. A buddy of mine had his son graduate from a major Rochester college. He tried one job and did not like it, moving to a second job which he also did not like. His assessment was, "Dad I just don't think I'm cut out to work a 40 hour week".
...now what??......