And just like that it's gone !!

[DJR]

..............At another interview when we offered any questions you have for us, the millennial asked us if we could explain why they should work for us. I was dumbfounded!

I thought that was a good question,  if asked in the right way of course, which means without any arrogance.

 

I recently got a very similar question as part of an interview and it gave me the opening to talk about our work ethic, team work and (work) culture. Basically, it also showed that the applicant was interested in who we are and it quickly became clear whether she was going to fit in with our way of doing things or not.

[Robbie Stewart]

I know of a young chap who works on the Amazon helpdesk. He has been doing this for 2 years, which is the duration of his career so far. He wants to leave because he is feeling somewhat unhappy, not seeing any growth potential yada yada yada.

He says he is willing to take a pay cut in order to move up.

Did I mention he earns R35k?, or that he is getting a R200k profit share payout in October, which if he leaves he will forego?

 

I just don't understand these folks of today

[Kranswurm]

I know of a young chap who works on the Amazon helpdesk. He has been doing this for 2 years, which is the duration of his career so far. He wants to leave because he is feeling somewhat unhappy, not seeing any growth potential yada yada yada.

 

He says he is willing to take a pay cut in order to move up.

 

Did I mention he earns R35k?, or that he is getting a R200k profit share payout in October, which if he leaves he will forego?

 

I just don't understand these folks of today

[Beard]

https://youtu.be/hER0Qp6QJNU

[DJR]

Really good, thanks for that!

[Robbie Stewart]

https://youtu.be/hER0Qp6QJNU

Food for thought. Although I am not a Millenial, I can take some of what Simon said onboard for sure.

[Stretch]

A lot of it has to do with the fact that kids don't generally work anymore when they are younger. Waitering, packing shelves, washing dishes, working behind the counter etc etc.... They only really get into that at varsity and even then, only a few actually do it.

 

It see it with my own daughter now.. She has 3 months now to work and earn some good money.. But she is content with a couple of babysitting jobs a month and that's it. The younger one, on the other hand... Wants to buy a MacBook.. So she's washing dishes at the local hotel whenever she can

[Thor Buttox]

A lot of it has to do with the fact that kids don't generally work anymore when they are younger. Waitering, packing shelves, washing dishes, working behind the counter etc etc.... They only really get into that at varsity and even then, only a few actually do it.

 

It see it with my own daughter now.. She has 3 months now to work and earn some good money.. But she is content with a couple of babysitting jobs a month and that's it. The younger one, on the other hand... Wants to buy a MacBook.. So she's washing dishes at the local hotel whenever she can

Over here most of the ones I interact with with part-time jobs. Itvs almost seen as a right of passage.

[sias]

listen to this guy!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1biDxaT0ED4

[Thor Buttox]

I believe much of the current ‘issues’ (entitlement, social media generation, easily offenditis, etc) is a sign of the currently level of relative global stability and prosperity.

Small things aren’t a problem when there are world wars, famine, invading marauders that you have to worry about.

So while it’s a problem, there is a positive take away.

Correct me if I am wrong, but unless I am very much mistaken, you are advocating that Donnie Darko is about to save the world!?

[Patchelicious]

Correct me if I am wrong, but unless I am very much mistaken, you are advocating that Donnie Darko is about to save the world!?

If that’s what you took from that then many corrections are needed. But if he nukes Rocketman and starts a war, I am 100% certain that fewer people will be getting fired for having differing views on transgender athletes on social media.

[Thor Buttox]

If that’s what you took from that then many corrections are needed. But if he nukes Rocketman and starts a war, I am 100% certain that fewer people will be getting fired for having differing views on transgender athletes on social media.

Amen, brother.

[Patchelicious]

Amen, brother.

You need 10 more disciples before you can start that.

[BigDL]

And he seems to be motivated by an overweight oke who ran himself into peeing blood and hairline fracturing his legs...

 

But then says that to prepare, he is going to rather stop running for a few days until the symptoms clear...

As context the “overweight” oke was an active Navy Seal at the time and had almost no body fat, just a lot of bulky muscle. Not quite the picture he paints of a fat dude deciding to run 100 miles

[BigDL]

Boy have we been battling as well.

 

In the middle of an interview. As in we have met and talking, when it came to hours required to work, they simply got up and walked away and said no longer interested.

 

There are loads of jobs available, just a shortage of people willing to work.

 

At another interview when we offered any questions you have for us, the millennial asked us if we could explain why they should work for us. I was dumbfounded!

To be fair, I always try and use an interview as a two way convo to allow me to make a decision about whether the company is worth joining or not. Although maybe not a good idea at entry level

[Robbie Stewart]

As context the “overweight” oke was an active Navy Seal at the time and had almost no body fat, just a lot of bulky muscle. Not quite the picture he paints of a fat dude deciding to run 100 miles

 

To provide even more context. I am overweight. I could actually quite comfortably use Vettes' avatar. I tried "running" on the treadmill a couple weeks ago.

 

My knees were vloeking me. So were my ankles. And my calves, as well as blooming well everything else.

 

But this laaitie is not vet like me. Still, running a record halfie with zero miles in your legs from running apart from a 6 week "training stint which consists of sitting out any difficulty"....good luck with that I say.