Is it just me or are young adults under the age of 25 just plain lazy?

Sad that with your advanced education you don't grasp the concept of anecdotal evidence.
So if we just believe in the power of positive thinking we can achieve.... Tell that to a PTSD veteran. Or a wheelchair bound person wanting to climb Mt everest. Failures all. If they truly wanted it enough they would find a way ... Of course genocide, or extinction must only apply to groups who didn't really want survival enough or they would have found ways.
####, ugly cross eyed girls with the grace of drunk giraffes can win that beauty pageant if they would only exert the right efforts and believe in Tony Robbins. Failing proves their lack of commitment....
I'm not disparaging the dedication part. I'm saying that it's a bit more complex than that. Perhaps your education would help you learn about epigenetics and socioeconomic mobility. But I doubt you could care about data.
But of course the masters degree and the purchase of acreage must be the result of you learning to make fire and walk uphill both ways... But admitting that you had some support or advantage would obviously dent your ego so I won't pursue.
Sorry for your fragile ego and threats to your sense of competency. Sucks eh?

 

I was a lazy Millennial today. Spent nearly 3 hours (1 of which was OT) sweating my bag off in near freezing weather to get a customer out of a huge bind. How will I ever succeed in life?

 

You know I've stewed over a response to this, and I don't disagree with what you're saying. I wasn't insinuating that my life sucks because of older generations, nor am I blaming them for what they felt was the right thing to do. With that being said, I've been working since I was about 10 years old when I was mowing lawns and shoveling snow. I never had problems making money, and I am grateful for the life I currently enjoy.

I do however have some anger at the older folks labeling people of my age as being lazy, although it's not nearly as common now that I'm getting up in age myself. Most, but not all, of the people that I know that are my age are living rather comfortable lives. We just have to work harder than our parents ever did to do it. And I'm certainly not bashing my or anyone's parents by saying that. But it's the way it is. Many of the reasons we have to work harder to get ahead is because of policies they adopted, in order to live their lives easier.

Look at Social Security. I know the boomers didn't come up with the idea, it was before them. As it was originally set up, it should've never run out of money. And truthfully it wasn't a horrible thing. But then the next generation came along and stuck their hand in the cookie jar, raided the trust fund for general purposes. And now those that had their hand in the jar are crying that the program is running out of money. They're mostly at retirement age, and now they want us to bail them out? That really irritates me. They made the error and now we're left to clean it up!

As I said earlier, I don't see millennials in general as being lazy. But I know a few that are pissed off at the cards we were dealt right out of the gate when we turned 18.

 

That’s what I am patiently waiting for, regret selling my house years ago to move.
Waiting for that bubble to burst

 

Same here.

 

Millennials are age 25 to 40 now, I wonder if everyone who is currently 25 to 40 just stopped doing their job, stayed home, and refused to work for just 1 year, what would happen to the planet.
If I were guessing, my guess would be the world would be a heck of a lot more screwed up than it already is.
Sure be a fun experiment wouldn't it?
Or would it?

 

Can I collect CERB for the year???????

 

Sure, why not.

 

That’s all true. It was the same for me, I always looked for Jobs to do as a kid. No one gave me money. I worked Saturdays on the Farmers Market Downtown Detroit from 3;30 am till 6:30pm at 11 yrs old for $20. Kept that Job till I was 17, pay had gone up to $40 day. Also quit School and started working as a helper on a Produce route when I was 15. Used to catch a Bus at 4:00 am downtown. 3 days a week for $65. Total $105 for 4 days work. When I was 16, bought a car, and got a different Job Driving a large Straight Truck, delivering Produce 3 days a week for $75 a week.I also made extra painting garages for $50-$75. Helped my Saturday Boss fix up his house for $3.00 an hr. Cash. At 17, I started working 60 hrs for minimum wage, at a Produce market. Back then it had just gone from $2.35 to $2.65 hr. then it increased to $2.90, finally $3.35. I thought it was great, especially with OT after 40. 1982 I turned 18, it was a terrible year. The worst compared to prior yrs. and since. Unemployment here was 17%. We had inflation topping out, high unemployment and high interest rates. Mortgages were 14-17%. Grown Men took teenagers jobs. Just like in 09, only for different reasons. Still I kept a job. I got my education in the workforce. Compared to what the Public School's were offering, it was much better. They were literally wasting my time. It was a joke.No one I know Graduated. It was that bad. Luckily We did get a decent education before the Schools were Dummied down. College wasn’t even considered. I can honestly say, I made my choices and did what I wanted. I couldn’t wait to grow up and work. However there’s no way in hell I’d want any child of mine to do any of that. I’m guilty of complaining about the newer Lazy Generations. Where I grew up, was a typical neighborhood. Within 4 miles is one of the richest areas in the Country. There’s always been the haves and the have nots. My Daughter started College in 2009. She worried about the economy. I told her not to worry, about the time She Graduates things will be turned around. That’s exactly what happened. My Grandfather used to say that a recession hits every 10 yrs. He’s pretty much right. I look at his Life, it was tough.He worked the field for $1 a day, sometimes in a Lumber mill, some in a coal mine. He moved to Detroit at 40 yrs old, worked different jobs, eventually got a job at Chrysler. Worked there 20 yrs. He bought 1 new car in his life, at 64 yrs old in 1964. He retired in 1968. Died in 1971. So many things have changed. But it’s always been tough to make a living. I can remember some working families that couldn’t afford a car. Neighbors who would need to use our phone. Unless you had one of the so called good jobs, barely made enough to live. A good job gets you a couple Loans for a house and a car. Then you get to pay them back. I was also very frustrated and angry at the lack of opportunities. However there’s been some very good economic times since then, along with some very bad times that weren’t part of my plan. Lol. Things go in cycles. All we can do is our best. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been down to 0, literally in the last 30 yrs. Things always work out one way or another. It’s not worth even worrying about. The stress will just eat you up, and shorten your life. I’m glad to see the Millennials focused less on material things, if it’s true. I don’t think it’s really true. We all have hungry eyes. Everyone wants their shot at the American Dream. Marriage, Home Ownership, family. The fact that they’re waiting longer is a good thing. Better equipped to be Parents. Not much has changed. The basics are the same.

 

I have to say. All the Millennials in my Wifes and my family. My daughter and 22 nieces and nephews, are all good Productive Citizens and Parents. They had Parents that supported them growing up. Makes all the difference. It’s amazing to Me. They all turned out good. Some are very successful financially. Now it’s all about their kids. My wife’s the youngest of 10. The oldest being 20 yrs older than her. We inherited a different World than most of them did. Took Us longer to get established. Never got the easy good Jobs many of them did. Regardless We all lived through good and bad times. Most of it is irrelevant now. But overall the Millennials have done fairly well, despite some economic turmoil. Mainly because most of them went to College. We have Nurses, Engineers, Home Builders, Police Officers, School Teachers. All are decent people, and in many ways much better at Living than their Parents.
I have no worries about their futures. I don’t think they should worry either. They’re doing a great Job.