Mostly because their ideal job has them doing nothing and getting paid hansomely to do it. Personally I can’t see assembly line type jobs offering much if an personal job satisfiction - for some they may, for me no way. The under 30 crowd believe they deserve the top floor corner office with a view without ever having done anything to earn it.
Winston Churchill said it best. The advice he gave his kids on career choices went as follows…
“Do what you like, but LIKE what you do!”
And all this talk about “young people nowadays…” reminds me of an article I read in a trade magazine not long ago. The writer was a business owner who said something very interesting. He said the young people he hires want to work, but they don’t know how to work, so he has to train them in the “basics” before he can even start training them for the job. Isn’t that interesting?
Seems like someone’s asleep at the switch out there.
Shadow has lots to say about government regulations, and rightfully so.
Greyhound has referenced to a news article relating to the rail industry problem getting people hired.
Somehow that lead photo of the above mentioned article, seems odd, the switchman seems to be in an strange position as he is bending the rail, maybe it is me and my inexperience, and after all he is learning, but then the instructor is there…I would wish someone could tell me if he is prefectly stanced to do the job.
I digress: His referenced article is concluded with details citing an EEOC lawsuit against CSX. In short, CSX wanted applicants to do manual dexterity tests to determine safety of doing the job required. The government said, NO that is discrimatory. Go figure?
Ole Tommy Jefferson said it best, “The best government is the one that governs the least” mike endmrw0630181426
Yes, some people want to learn their work. Where I live, we have, among other workers, “servers” in the dining room. I do not remember just when he started working, but one young man at times looked lost when serving residents. He now is the head server–he stayed with the work and does quite well. Who knows–he might be promoted to being over the kitchen as well well the current man with that authority leaves–as taprevious head server was promoted–and she has gone on to another place which provides food.
I’d be perfectly happy with that.
I got one of those right away. Now there’s a control stand in the middle of it, but it is close to the bathroom!
But it is LOUD and sometimes you have to stick your head out the window.
So is the bathroom at home sometimes. [:-,]
You’re missing the meaning of the saying. What it means is that you set yourself up for a career and work hard so that one day, you can retire. I know plenty of people who seem proud of saying “I’m going to work until the day I die”. They will, too, because they never made plans for retirement. It’s always about today for them.
I think you missed Zugmann’s point.
To add some of my context to the Thread: Went back to College after a ‘short sabbatical’ between Freshman and Sophmore years…[32 yrs as a commercial OTR tourist, etc.] Graduated, and went looking for a job…Had about a year of ‘excuses’, why I could not do the jobs, I was interviewing for… So the wife and I started ‘flipping houses’, and I officially retired. Now we are able to tra
The ones that have been hired and are training now were told in their classroom portion that they would be furloughed by the third quarter. The bonus is paid in three increments. The last being so many job starts after being set up. To me, it’s almost more of an incentive to come back after being furloghed. If they don’t fulfill the entire requirements, they have to pay back what they have been paid up to that point. So after being cut-off for a year or more and the railroad recalls you (probably for a few weeks, just about the time you finish the refresher class) what do you do? Do you leave the decent, stable job you found? Or do you say no to the recall and now owe 6 or 7 grand to the UP?
We won’t even go into management/employee relations at the field level. Which, because you know what rolls down hill, is a reflection of their supervisor’s attitude. Many of those at both levels came out of the ranks.
Most current employees won’t recommend working for the railroad. I will with the proviso that you should have a skill where you can pick something up while furloughed. Such as truck driving.
It’s hard for a company to get people to work for them when people know how the company is. And from what I’ve heard from others, it’s not much better on the other class ones, either.
Jeff
And it doesn’t get any better after 30…
Better act fast then, after 30 you pretty much have what you have careerwise…so you may as well learn to like it. You’re going to be doing this or something very much like it for another 35 years. [;)]
Most current employees won’t recommend any employer… they’re all bad (at least in their estimation). From class 1 railroads to village libraries… many employees are unhappy with their chosen lot…
Most of my job is sitting around doing nothing. Wait for the taxi, wait for paperwork, wait for the Dispatcher to answer, wait for the signal…
And every so often I get to drive a train! Life could be worse.
Everyone likes to complain. But the Class I railroads ARE a cut above when it comes to employee harassment and treating people as though they are disposable.
The word gets around, and it is tough to keep stuff under wraps in our modern age.
They pay you enough so you won’t quit - but not enough so that you’re happy.
Is what it is.
And once again, a lot of people pass away before they can retire (when they aren’t even 60 years old yet). Never know when your number is up - so find a happy medium.