General Discussion

They hardly represent my generation or those that follow me. They are a small but annoying minority. Don't get me wrong I do know where you are coming from, but I also feel you are painting my generation with a broad brush, perhaps I'm just being sensitive?

If you want to know hard working just take a look at the thousands of 30 something's willing to work min wage jobs for who knows how many years to make ends meat. The single mothers and fathers who thought they would have a career but ended up working 60 hour weeks at the local restaurant instead. And at the other end of the spectrum take a look at the face books, the instagrams, the twitters, and thousands of other start ups of the tech world. Most spearheaded by young passionate entrepreneurs willing to work insane 80 hour work weeks. These companies are filled with thousands of like minded passionate youth working crazy hours. I don't necessarily agree with or like the philosophies of many of these companies but I use them as a valid example of hard work. And as pointed out above go to any college or other serious post secondary school and you will have no trouble finding youth willing to put in the hours and much much more. When I was going to school I met many a classmate with work ethics you would not believe. If anything I find it rather insulting to think that the reason our generation is where it is is cause of a lack of work ethics. It matters little how hard you are willing to work if the job you seek simply isn't available or no matter how hard you work at it the promotion is never offered to you. Or worse your job is simply off shored.

Again perhaps I'm being too sensitive but are you perhaps meaning to speak more directly to me myself? I posted further down in this thread about emotional problems I've had and guilt I feel for my own actions in life. If you wish to direct the conversation specifically at me or accuse me of being similar to the examples you post, please do so directly. Again I apologize if I'm reading between the lines too much.