Some Inspiration for the Shiftless Loafers

[Rusty Shackleford]

Show some hustle, and get a damn job.

Teenager spotted walking 10 MILES in the snow to interview for $7-an-hour job is given work on the spot by restaurant owner - who doubled his pay

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Whilst I agree with the sentiments, I'd be wary of employing someone whose geography was that poor.

 

[OldBlueLady]

I find this quite inspiring...
[video=youtube;jfK21042Fr8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfK21042Fr8[/video]

 

[Earls Hall Blue]

oooooo a Daily Mail article, how nice.

Truly an inspiration to UK teenagers who are, each & every one of them, good for nothing layabouts who dont want to work.

 

[steveo]

UK teenagers who are, each & every one of them, good for nothing layabouts who dont want to work.

Lazy *******s.

 

[OldBlueLady]

oooooo a Daily Mail article, how nice.

Truly an inspiration to UK teenagers who are, each & every one of them, good for nothing layabouts who dont want to work.

No! Can't allow that John, not each and every one, my daughter works her socks off at Halfords. She's only contracted at the moment for 8 hours while she was studying, as she's now left college, they're giving her loads of hours - phone calls early doors whenever someone goes sick (which is frequently!). She's working a good 30-35 hours a week and studying SAGE booking at home.

Considering she's got ME I think she's doing brilliantly well and I'm very proud of her!

 

[steveo]

I think the expectation of youngsters is possible too high. Most of us who reply to this thread will probably be old enough to realise when starting work, it was acceptable to start at the bottom and work up. Nothing worng with that but a lot of youngsters seem to think they should start at the top and stay there.

Example i can easily realte to. 2 22 year olds.

1 took an after school job in a call centre which meant a train and a bus every night to go to work while his mates were playing football and enjoying themselves. When he left school e was offered a job within the same company and has sunsequently progressed, been promoted and now works in London with a good income.

The other one went to Uni and studied something to do with animals. After Uni he couldnt get a job so worked part time in Argos. He eventually got a job in a zoo in Devon which meant a lot of upheaval. After 6 months he decided the work and the pay was not good enough for him as his qualifications dictated that he shoud be a head zoo keeper. Result - he quit. Argos wouldnt take him back so now he does nothing.

 

[Mad Cyril]

When I worked in the sponge factory as a teenager the work was so tedious that new starters would often have done a runner before the 10:30 tea break.

I have a strong work ethic and stuck it out because I knew that if I quit I would have no money to spend on drink and soft drugs at the weekend.

 

[Jam_Man]

When I worked in the sponge factory as a teenager the work was so tedious that new starters would often have done a runner before the 10:30 tea break.

I have a strong work ethic and stuck it out because I knew that if I quit I would have no money to spend on drink and soft drugs at the weekend.

I bet you soaked it up though...

 

[Napster]

When I worked in the sponge factory as a teenager the work was so tedious that new starters would often have done a runner before the 10:30 tea break.

I have a strong work ethic and stuck it out because I knew that if I quit I would have no money to spend on drink and soft drugs at the weekend.

Half 10 tea break? Not when I was there! I stuck it out because the alternative was doing nothing.

 

[Davros]

I guess the problem comes with Degrees when people do a degree for a career that you don't actually need a degree to get started in. They then come out of uni with a nice degree, but with 3.5 - 4 years less experiance than those who went straight in at the bottom after college.

It was interesting a few months ago when i did my first bit of interviewing how many graduates struggled with a fairly simple Debit & Credit question that we threw at them.

I guess quite often when learning something academicly, you learn it enough to pass an exam, and can then forget it, but its the doing something day in/day out that ingrains it in you.

 

[Mad Cyril]

You only have to watch The Apprentice to see that there are plenty of people out there that think their 2:1 in Economics from a Unibond league university qualify them for the upper echelons of commerce.

 

[Napster]

You only have to watch The Apprentice to see that there are plenty of people out there that think their 2:1 in Economics from a Unibond league university qualify them for the upper echelons of commerce.

A company I used to work for said they would sack anyone who applied for the Apprentice.

 

[Pubey]

No! Can't allow that John, not each and every one, my daughter works her socks off at Halfords. She's only contracted at the moment for 8 hours while she was studying, as she's now left college, they're giving her loads of hours - phone calls early doors whenever someone goes sick (which is frequently!). She's working a good 30-35 hours a week and studying SAGE booking at home.

Considering she's got ME I think she's doing brilliantly well and I'm very proud of her!

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

oooooo a Daily Mail article, how nice.

Truly an inspiration to UK teenagers who are, each & every one of them, good for nothing layabouts who dont want to work.

Magical. Let's criticize the source and not the content as it hits a little too close to home?

 

[C C Csiders]

I guess the problem comes with Degrees when people do a degree for a career that you don't actually need a degree to get started in. They then come out of uni with a nice degree, but with 3.5 - 4 years less experiance than those who went straight in at the bottom after college.

It was interesting a few months ago when i did my first bit of interviewing how many graduates struggled with a fairly simple Debit & Credit question that we threw at them.

I guess quite often when learning something academicly, you learn it enough to pass an exam, and can then forget it, but its the doing something day in/day out that ingrains it in you.

That's Three Degrees in your first two lines. Take Good Care of Yourself.

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

No! Can't allow that John, not each and every one, my daughter works her socks off at Halfords. She's only contracted at the moment for 8 hours while she was studying, as she's now left college, they're giving her loads of hours - phone calls early doors whenever someone goes sick (which is frequently!). She's working a good 30-35 hours a week and studying SAGE booking at home.

Considering she's got ME I think she's doing brilliantly well and I'm very proud of her!

Why? are YOU that much of a hindrance?

Back on topic, there are some good workers out there. One lad I used to work with, hardly any education, but would walk/cycle the few miles to work, do any extra shifts, and even on occasions work through his breaks. Now I'd take that over any fancy degree in some tin pot "performing arts" subject any day!

 

[Earls Hall Blue]

Magical. Let's criticize the source and not the content as it hits a little too close to home?

The content brought a lump to my throat, it really did, absolutely magical..:thumbsup:

 

[Napster]

Why? are YOU that much of a hindrance?

Back on topic, there are some good workers out there. One lad I used to work with, hardly any education, but would walk/cycle the few miles to work, do any extra shifts, and even on occasions work through his breaks. Now I'd take that over any fancy degree in some tin pot "performing arts" subject any day!

So an arts graduate can't work hard yeah? Maybe the arts graduate knows how to work more effectively and doesn't have to work ridiculous hours just to please the bosses. :winking:

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

So an arts graduate can't work hard yeah? Maybe the arts graduate knows how to work more effectively and doesn't have to work ridiculous hours just to please the bosses. :winking:

I know you're winding up :winking: but who said the extra shifts were to do his job? He may have been covering for an arts graduate that couldn't manage the workload