Younger workers everywhere

[ltsddd]

An essay is not required to apply to a UC school. That said, unless a kid can get accepted solely based on merit (high GPA and SAT scores) it would behoove them to write one. Otherwise, save that $70 application fee and apply at a CSU school.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=bearishgurl][quote=scaredyclassic]Cal state is awesome[/quote]scaredy, did you kid accept his recent admission offer to Humboldt State?[/quote]

No he got in to sdsu and cal poly Pomona. Still waiting on San Luis obispo, and my first choice, the coast guard academy. I like cal poly Pomona… Location wise it works for me…

[millennial]

[quote=scaredyclassic]

No he got in to sdsu and cal poly Pomona. Still waiting on San Luis obispo, and my first choice, the coast guard academy. I like cal poly Pomona… Location wise it works for me…[/quote]

I imagine coast guard academy is pretty difficult. I remember applying for us naval academy and the application process was a very difficult task. Which included nominations and interviews as I described earlier.

[scaredyclassic]

Also univ. of NM which is easily accessible by pleasant overnight train ride from riverside ca.

Coast guard acad. is a long shot …

[FlyerInHi]

So it looks like the startup mentality is influencing office design also.
I always liked the repurposed industrial loft look.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2016/02/23/drivetime_is_a_used_car_company_that_designed_its_new_headquarters_to_look.htm

[skerzz]

[quote=bearishgurl]

skerzz, I have been aware that millenials will “vote with their feet” if they can’t have the type of schedule they want from their employer. But what I have had a hard time understanding is why there has been so much age discrimination in hiring in the past ten years plus when boomers typically come in on time and leave on time, know how to dress and groom themselves for business, express themselves in a businesslike fashion on paper, in person and on the phone and don’t sit around texting all day. It’s mind boggling to me that employers would prefer the “prima-donna problem children” with black sparkle nail polish (who may be slightly pregnant but not telling anyone about it) and have an iphone for an appendage when they could have a very hardworking boomer with 30-40 years of experience and ready to work from day one with no training :=0[/quote]

It’s in a business entity’s best interest to hire employees that deliver the greatest ROI. Considering this, perhaps you’re perception of how great the boomer workforce is and/or how terrible the millennial “prima-donna problem children” are is flawed? I’ve spared a list of common boomer stereotypes that may help explain hiring preferences from my response so you’ll have something to google (a commonly used internet search engine provider) the remainder of the day. 🙂

[paramount]

Millennenials: Many seem like walking talking robots.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=skerzz][quote=bearishgurl]

skerzz, I have been aware that millenials will “vote with their feet” if they can’t have the type of schedule they want from their employer. But what I have had a hard time understanding is why there has been so much age discrimination in hiring in the past ten years plus when boomers typically come in on time and leave on time, know how to dress and groom themselves for business, express themselves in a businesslike fashion on paper, in person and on the phone and don’t sit around texting all day. It’s mind boggling to me that employers would prefer the “prima-donna problem children” with black sparkle nail polish (who may be slightly pregnant but not telling anyone about it) and have an iphone for an appendage when they could have a very hardworking boomer with 30-40 years of experience and ready to work from day one with no training :=0[/quote]

It’s in a business entity’s best interest to hire employees that deliver the greatest ROI. Considering this, perhaps you’re perception of how great the boomer workforce is and/or how terrible the millennial “prima-donna problem children” are is flawed? I’ve spared a list of common boomer stereotypes that may help explain hiring preferences from my response so you’ll have something to google (a commonly used internet search engine provider) the remainder of the day. :)[/quote]Wow, skerzz, it sounds like you have issues with boomers at your workplace. Are the presence of boomers at your workplace currently blocking a promotion for you and you would rather they just “go away?”

Your response indicates to me that you are in favor of the ongoing overt age discrimination that has been in full force in the private sector for at least 10 years. I hope you never find yourself “looking for work” in middle age :=0

[bearishgurl]

[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=bearishgurl][quote=scaredyclassic]Cal state is awesome[/quote]scaredy, did you kid accept his recent admission offer to Humboldt State?[/quote]

No he got in to sdsu and cal poly Pomona. Still waiting on San Luis obispo, and my first choice, the coast guard academy. I like cal poly Pomona… Location wise it works for me…[/quote]scaredy, that’s a lot to choose from! Congrats to your son! I think if I were him, I would wait for the outcome of my app preference for Cal Poly SLO before deciding. Your son must have had very good “credentials.” Either that, or you didn’t file a FAFSA (or both). (Not filing a FAFSA greatly helps a “B” student to get accepted into CSU as a freshman, IMO.)

Let us know what he decides.

[spdrun]

I know someone who was in USCG and decided not to re-up after it became part of Homeland Suckurinetea after 9/11. He said the mentality changed from a rescue service to a bunch of “jack-booted thugs.”

[FlyerInHi]

BG, let me give you an example of a dumb boomer.
My realtor (not really my realtor because I’m not loyal to a buyer’s agent. I prefer to contact listing agent directly) doesn’t know how to convert a picture to pdf. I had to do it for him so he can print it. Dumb.

Some processes should be streamlined and simplified with technology.

[skerzz]

[quote=bearishgurl]”

Your response indicates to me that you are in favor of the ongoing overt age discrimination that has been in full force in the private sector for at least 10 years. I hope you never find yourself “looking for work” in middle age :=0[/quote]

Nope, no issues with boomers at my place of work. Employers should hire the best possible candidate for the wage being paid (ROI), regardless of age, race, sex, etc.

I had myself convinced that your rant about workplace hiring age discrimination (especially the asinine comments on iphone use, nail polish, and pregnancy) was sarcasm. Apparently I was wrong, and I’m somewhat shocked you were attempting to be serious.

[FlyerInHi]

I’m pretty sure millennial flight attendants would sell more drinks and snacks and bring more revenues for the airlines, proportional to their pay.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=bearishgurl][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=bearishgurl][quote=scaredyclassic]Cal state is awesome[/quote]scaredy, did you kid accept his recent admission offer to Humboldt State?[/quote]

No he got in to sdsu and cal poly Pomona. Still waiting on San Luis obispo, and my first choice, the coast guard academy. I like cal poly Pomona… Location wise it works for me…[/quote]scaredy, that’s a lot to choose from! Congrats to your son! I think if I were him, I would wait for the outcome of my app preference for Cal Poly SLO before deciding. Your son must have had very good “credentials.” Either that, or you didn’t file a FAFSA (or both). (Not filing a FAFSA greatly helps a “B” student to get accepted into CSU as a freshman, IMO.)

Let us know what he decides.[/quote]

He’s a 4.0 plus/ very high SAT student, probably could’ve got accepted to some prestigious schools, maybe legacy at the Ivy League school I attended, but who understands the virtues of low tuition and paying cash for school as I’ve explained it.

My mom thinks I’m a bad man for being so cheap. On the other hand the oldest is very very happy and successful at SDSU, so she feels less that I am selling my offspring short. Still, she would prefer I push him to go to the most prestigious school, regardless of cost.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=FlyerInHi]BG, let me give you an example of a dumb boomer.
My realtor (not really my realtor because I’m not loyal to a buyer’s agent. I prefer to contact listing agent directly) doesn’t know how to convert a picture to pdf. I had to do it for him so he can print it. Dumb.

Some processes should be streamlined and simplified with technology.[/quote]FIH, I’ve had pdf conversion software (for 10 years) as well as Mac to PC software and vice versa (20 years) and even photo-conversion software (15 years) for longer than millenials have even realized they existed. I keep regular hours in my very well-equipped home office and get a LOT done everyday.

People like skerzz are “professionals” so they don’t have to compete for jobs with the “problem children” and so don’t have a clue about being rejected in favor of them. I do not have a college degree but possess an ABA-approved paralegal certificate from USD in Business litigation. Our classes were “500-level” classes and I have 33 years experience in the field. The goth chick with the iphone appendage that I described here (or the applicant with the white shirt with black bra peeking out from it) IS my competition today for jobs …. especially if she/he speaks fluent Spanish! (I just borrowed some Rosetta Stone SW and will endeavor to brush up as I have taken ten years worth of Spanish classes, lol.) The bottom line is that employers want young employees. They don’t care what they have to go through with them day-to-day but they want young and I accepted that fact ten years ago.

I’m actually not bitter. I am better off as an “independent contractor.” I’m just really happy that my kids received and are pursuing viable college degrees in fields that are in demand :=)

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