Do young people today have a work ethic?
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Of course they do.  The workplace hasn't changed much despite what all the newspapers would like you to think.\n\nIf you want to make money, you have to work for it.  There's no way around that -- and young people know it.  They bust their butts if there's a potential to make a good chunk of change before they're 30.
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I think that there is more going on in the child's life than just not wanting to do his work.  There is something that is keeping him/her from being motivated to work.  So, I guess the big question is...How do you motivate them?  I have been trying all year to answer that question.
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Youths are still learning.  It is important to learn as much as you can about your world while you are still young enough to have an open mind.  I don't think you need to worry.  I think you will find the youths of your country are patriotic and that the time spent was not wasted, rather it was time learning.  There are great things ahead for all of us and I can tell you in my generation as we are all about to turn 40, now we can see some of our peers doing some really interesting things.  20s you learn, 30s you have babies, 40 you make the world a better place - there is time enough for everything.
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What aren't some problems with the young generation ?
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Being a good student is not a certificate for being a good worker. I know many individuals who were not so good students but they excel in their fields of work. All you need to do is search for a right type of Job that will suit your interest and you can also excel in your field. I understand high percentage do play a very crucial role, but once you are onboard it is your skill which will decide your future.
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I think is this day and age of relative affluence, people, and particularly young people and children are used to thing happening automatically and without effort.  Take for example the people of the world living in poverty, and you will find that manners and particularly gratitude are alive and well.  \n\nAlso, people are more independent due to technology and information advances.  All of this leads people to less dependence and appreciation of other people.  \n\nPersonally I view manners and etiquette as being imperative to keep relationships and communities together.  My children will be brought up as I was, being thankful for all of the wonderful things in their lives and accepting of the less than wonderful things, as humility and acceptance are an important flip-side of the manners coin.
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Yes, I think so.  \nIt is a basic function of being prepared to be a citizen and a productive member of society.  Of course, it would be nice if parents taught this at home but you can't count on that.  While the responsibilities of individual jobs must be learned there, there are common basics that everyone could learn.
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If a teenager can handle the job, then sure.  I bet there is at least one 17 year old in a community somewhere... who is smarter than one 51 year old... somewhere.
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A. It is not a job most people would want to do.\nB. People who take on this jobs tend to suffer from low self esteem and either have, or want to have, power over others to boost their self esteem.\nC. It's a job, not a career, so the professionalism is on par with Garbage hauler, Janitor, stable boy, etc.  Not anything others would tend to envy, thus those with aspirations, connections and education see the job choice, and the people who fill them, as inferior
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Because, unlike those of us, who when growing up had to work for what we wanted and knew that if we needed something then we would have to be determined to get it, rich kids always had what they wanted handed to them on a platter and therefore never built up any desire for anything.\n\nI'm motivated in life because I know I have to work for what I want but do they?
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I think that you're starting to see some resentment from younger people in the country, but I seriously doubt that anyone would take that kind of initiative for protests.  There have been nationwide protests of the Iraq war in the past, but they didn't get nearly as much media attention as Vietnam protests did.  I think that young people today are also a little bit more worried about things.  Personally, I'm in school full time and work a full time job.  As much as I'd like to get involved on something like that, I simply can't afford to walk away from my job and continue to pay for school.  I think that a lot of people my age are in similar positions.  Back then, it was a lot easier to get away with something like that because a college degree was not a requirement to having a successful future.  If I took any time off school, I would suddenly become an older student and less appealing to employers once I earn my degree.  There's simply too much at stake.
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This is the age of smart work. Look where your capabilities are, and then work, not hard, but smart!\n\nAll the best!
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Maybe so.  Many of those so-called "nerds" are interested in their school work, keep out of trouble, are not prone to violence, and want to further their educations--not drop out at 16.\n\nToo many young people have no interest whatsoever in anything productive, and many wind up in trouble or hurting themselves or others.  \n\nWithout "nerds," what will the next generation have, in regard to anything worthwhile.
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well i would tell my teen i want him/her to be active if he/she is unwilling to find things on there own then there is always cleaning the garage/ basement/attic. yard work washing your car getting in fire wood or plowing the north 40. i am sure after some labor they will be more than willing to find things like sports ect to fill there time. if not well then wow look at all the work you got done around the house, and hey if they like doing those things i know a young man who bought his first car and paid some of his clothing costs doing odd jobs.
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A better question is WHY do juveniles these days have a lack of morals, values, and respect?  People need to STOP BLAMING the younger generation.  We did not raise ourselves, we are not this way on our own!  Parents need to play more of a role in thier kids' lives if they want them to start holding morals and giving respect.
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It really depends on the reason why. If they were doing something else like school no. However, if they were sponging off of some one else it is pretty lazy. \n\nGood LUCK!
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WOW... Haven't I asked this question a million times myself?\nMy observations lead me to think that lazy people love the "illusion" of being a good worker but really if they could just breathe and get a check they would.