[quote=flu] I don’t want to generalize that “everyone is like this”, because not everyone is…BUT, I can’t help feel that we (americans) have gotten pretty frickin arrogant, even in this day and age with a terrible economic climate. It’s horrible. Government given themselves big fat pension raises. Exec’s giving themselves big fat bonuses the moment they are “profitable” (with the help of government subsidies). UAW demanding big salary adjustments just now right at the point that Ford is recovering and doing better….I mean, all these early preliminary successes are just that…Preliminary….And then there’s the litigate for every imaginable piece of B.S. lawsuit, slip/fall/etc….It’s like everyone feels entitled to big cake without doing the heavy lifting…
No shit businesses hesitate to do things here and why we’re gitting our asses kicked on the economic front. Folks are so overly concerned aabout the H1-B invasion, but then at the same time there’s not enough folks going to science/technology, and folks always say “doesn’t pay enough, cost too much in terms of schooling/etc”. Folks are already predicting a shortage in high skilled worker bees in about 10 years… I don’t know what to say… I guess the economy hasn’t gotten THAT bad yet for folks, since this sort of crap still goes on. Everytime I see those “Shame on XXX, Labor Dispute”, I just want to hurdle my shoe at the signs, yet I can’t even do that because those folks picketing aren’t even the would be workers that are on strike..They’re outsourced 🙂 !
Why do folks feel like they’re victim of something or the other these days???
Oh well, welcome to the nanny state of america.
Ah well, at least you didn’t have this happen to you….
Huh… UAW… $10 bucks says these folks will appeal and never be terminated, even though currently they are furlowed without pay…
Oh well, never mind. I’m going to stay in the “I don’t give a sh!t” mood that I adopted for the past few months.
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This is so spot-on. I really love this one, “It’s like everyone feels entitled to big cake without doing the heavy lifting…” Amen, Brother flu!
That’s one of the problems of the last 30 years: class lines have all but disappeared in people’s minds (and I use the term “class lines” loosely, so don’t be getting all over me about it, fellow Piggs).
Everyone is thinking they’re just as good as the next guy (gal), should make as much money, should live in as nice a neighborhood in as big a house, and drive the same luxury car. For quite a while, the booming real estate market and incredibly lax lending “standards” helped people to pretend (in a very real way) that this was actually the case.
There’s a big part of our population under the age of 30 who really believes this to be true. After all, they got the same trophy as all the other players on the peewee soccer team did, even though they really sucked. And they got Bs on their report cards after their mom went to the school and got the Ds taken away. Its not their fault that their “degree” in fashion merchandising didn’t get them that job as a systems programmer or genetics researcher – the interviewer was old and envious of their youth and beauty….
There’s no motivation for people to get an education these days. College isn’t about getting yourself some skills that an employer might actually need and want. For many, it’s just a way to put off the real world for a few more years. Attitudes have changed markedly over the past 30 years: there’s no shame in not getting or keeping employment, and there’s no shame in seeking out and taking unending government assistance. Unfortunately, there always seems to be a government safety net in place for these people.
I hear what you’re saying about the “I don’t give a sh!t” mood you’ve chosen to adopt. I’ve tried to do the same, and it’s cheaper than Xanax (even if it doesn’t work as well). Gosh, I hope there’s a government mental health plan for that in the works.
