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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]These are the kids who grow to be those insufferable entry-level hires at the office who think they're above doing the boring parts of their jobs.[/b] [/quote]

No, they will grow up to be the workers who know how to assess workflow and prioritize tasks.[/quote]

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If they can manage to move up that far, what with the enormous entitled chips on their shoulders and all.  Those of us who are currently in management positions find these young 'uns to be totally insufferable brats.  When I get attitude like that, you can be damned sure I'm not handing you any choice assignments that would allow you to shine or going out of my way to help you.  Pay your dues with a smile on your face or toil in the lower ranks for a long, long time.  Or you know, leave.  [/quote]

Who said anything about attitude? You are mixing up work skills with manners.   [/quote]

No, I'm not.  You just didn't comprehend my point.  My point is that these kids who have great "work skills" but think they are too good for the work that I give them are never going to go anywhere in my organization, and I wouldn't lift a finger to help them.   Read the bolded quote above.  I am directly challenging your notion that kids who are taught that they can pick and choose which tasks are worthy of them grow up to be awesome workers.  They often don't.  They grow up to be smart kids with lots of skills but shitty attitudes that people HATE working with.  If your 22 year old ass gives me attitude about the work I'm giving you, you can pretty much be assured that I'm not giving you anything more challenging (you know, the kinds of tasks that would help you demonstrate those amazing abilities to "assess workflow and prioritize tasks").  So I'm suggesting that your smug assertion is not assured and that you better be careful what kind of kid you are raising.  Don't believe me?  I recently worked for a university and knew lots of alums in management who bitched about this very situation almost every time I saw them.  So I am totally not alone.  [/quote]

I understood your point. I just think it's flawed from the get-go to think how a young elementary school child and his/her parents approach homework is ever going to translate into what type of worker they are in 20 years. And we are talking young kids here. Not high school or college, where there are significant consequences for not doing homework. Kids learn along the way, and fostering a mindset of critical thinking and decision making benefits everyone.

You have some sort of issue with your employees, but I wonder if you ever stepped back to look at your own management skills.  Today's workforce has four generations working for them, and each one brings a different set of values to the workplace. A good manager recognizes that and is able to bring out employees' various strengths.   Even though their entitlement mentality can get on my nerves at times, I "like" the energy the 20 somethings bring to the workplace. I "like" that they question things in a way I never would have 20 years ago. Team work always creates a better work product.

"Shitty" attitudes go both ways and usually it's the person at the top who sets the tone and culture of the workplace environment. Not the bottom. [/quote]

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