How do I bridge the gap?
I'm not sure if this is the place to put this, but when you read it you will understand why its in the "50 and over community"....and it is a challenge that I face, daily......I just need to vent something...and maybe others can help me understand... I am finding the work ethic of the younger generation coming into the work force to be....lets use the word, slack. I find that some of them do more work finding ways to get out of work (physical labor)....they have no problem using sick days and leaving the shift short...I know that is what sick days are there for, but when I was coming up, you never took one...you sucked it up and pushed through it for your co-workers so they wouldn't have to bear the burden of you being out. And I also know COVID changed a lot of that but still....its like they only think of themselves, not the guy who is mandated to work a double shift because they had a sniffle or a head ache, and definitely not thinking of the greater good of the company or organization.... Most can't stay off their phones long enough to hold a conversation with a person present in the room...and when I say this, I include my own grown kids....I have 3 in their 20's...and they are basically the same way.....I know its the way of the world now a days, and I wonder sometimes if our generation failed as parents when it came to teaching them the work ethic our parents taught us....I feel like I failed with my own kids when it comes to this....and its not for lack of teaching or showing them because I feel like I've done that and then some...Maybe its just me.....maybe most people are ok with this and I just need to change the way I think and accept that it is what it is, but I really don't know how.....I'm open to any ideas on how to deal with this so it doesn't drive me nuts day in and and day out.....anyway...thanks for letting me vent....
@CyclingThroughLife
I get it. I'm in my 50s and I've worked with all ages. I see your point. My kids are pretty hard working and have good ethics but we taught them that. But I find they complain about the co workers that don't show up or can't get off their phones to actually do the job. These type of workers are at all ages. At my last job there were 2 co workers in their 50s who blatantly did no work and made no secret of it. They made so much more work for the rest of us. I feel that the work ethic has plummeted in the last decade in my experience at many different ages. Employers need to have consequences for those not doing their job or not showing up. I found the employer I had just didn't care enough to call the slackers out on their behavior., No one want to deal with conflict. Until employers step up it's only going to get worse I'm afraid. I commiserate with you.
ABB
@amiableBlackberry92
I think my problem with all of it is we are picking up their slack because it drives me nuts knowing its not getting done....so the work is actually getting done, but by me and maybe one or two others....I don't know how to just let it go...I feel as though if their work doesn't get done, even though they are the ones who didn't do it, it reflects on me because we are a team and if they fail, we fail as a team...
Thanks for your point of view....
@CyclingThroughLife
I get that too. We work harder because we know the job needs to get done. This issue has weighed heavy for awhile now and I just don't know what the answer is. If I see one I'll let you know.
Best of luck
ABB