A Poor Work Ethic
A common complaint I hear from employers is today’s young workers have absolutely no work ethic. That may be a bit of a blanket statement. There are young people who do want to work, do show up on time and work hard while they are on the job. There are also young people who don’t seem to have a clue, although it’s not completely their fault. Many came from homes where Mom and Dad did everything for them. They handed over money whenever the kids needed it, kept them from working part-time because they felt school was more important, and even went so far as to allow them to keep their room in whatever condition they wanted because after all, it was their space. We all know kids who would be hard pressed to even take their dishes off the table after dinner, because Mom will get them.
Some young people do have a poor work ethic but I think it often comes more from ignorance than anything else. They just don’t know. However, having said that, there are also gems out there. The challenge for any employer who hires young people is to keep an eye out for these gems. I have seen people try to hire their waitress or waiter because the service they provided was so good. There probably isn’t a mall in Canada where managers aren’t going from store to store trying to recruit the good ones for a few pennies more.
The young people with the poor work ethic and lack of loyalty definitely make it tough for some employers. On the other hand, someone else’s poor work ethic can turn into a raise for the good worker.
Glen Slingerland - Skills 101 / Job Development
posted by Chilliwack Employment Services @ 10:17 AM
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1 Comments:
I found that over the years in the workplace all you say to be sadly true!
And I have also found these situations with older hires off the street. I have worked with some of them. If those older guys, like myself came into the business, knowing full well that they were taking an 'entry level' job and working side by side with 20 somethings...then what right do they have to complain about the work expected of them, the rate of pay...their treatment by the employer being the same as as that dished out to the 20 year olds?.
Sometimes you run into the 'entitlement' syndrome, no matter what the age of the worker. And this makes it bad for the next poor guy going into an interview...and then on the workplace floor. And I believe that this goes back to a lazy management who do a poor interview..they just want to get on with other duties...and worry about firing the guy later! You see it in the workplace, where a guy comes into work and you can see after one hour that he has no work ethic at all. And you wonder how he got past the interview stage , let alone got the job?
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