[PrintOwners] 60 minute segment / Millennials

Tue Nov 13 11:08:57 EST 2007

Dan:

Good points, although I lean heavily to a humanistic capitalism, one that
treats the employees well, that doesn't treat its vendors and customers as
adversaries to be cheated at every opportunity (a la behavior of many
Chinese mfgr's).  With this in mind, one then expects the employees to
understand that we are on a two way street, I help you provide for your
family and you help in a serious way with the mission of the company.

I have no illusions that if my ship were going down, that employees would be
jumping pretty rapidly to save their own skins.

We don't have many problems with employees, except we have given up
completely on high school boys to take out the trash, etc.  And we used to
pay them much better than any other job they could get around here.

That said, there is a proverb:  "When thou saist the former days are better
than these, thou has not spoken wisely."

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PRINTING CONCEPTS, INC.
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Ron -

Virtually every "generation" (an entirely arbitrary parsing of a continuum)
has always believed that the one that immediately followed it - or the one
after that - was comprised largely of useless turds (frequently - but not
always - those the weren't their own progeny) and was certain to lead
civilization as we know it to utter ruin.

While it's probable that one of them will be correct, eventually, a pure
odds player would have to bet that "the Millennials" will feel the same way
about their successors, and that they, too, will be wrong.

For the rest of you, do you realize that lots of your criticisms are of
behaviors that mirror - and are the inevitable end products of  - the
capitalist system (i.e., profit-driven, with "decisions" made via open
markets)?

No, I don't want to trade the capitalist system for something else:  I'm
just saying that not all of the results are going to be exactly as we might
wish and that wonderful examples of that abound.  One of them is cigarette
manufacturers lying to and poisoning us with the certain knowledge that they
were doing both.  Another is what's been occurring with Chinese imports of
whatever they could make for us more cheaply than anybody else, with safety
being a secondary concern.

It's tough for me to be critical of employees that act in what they believe
to be their best interests - especially when that's the example we set for
them.

Dan
Sir Speedy Printing Center
5845 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, FL 33021
tel. 954.962.1309
fax 954.962.1366
dan at myprinter.biz
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[mailto:printowners-bounces at printweb.org]On Behalf Of Ron Taggart
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I saw this coming fifteen to twenty years ago when I dated a number of
single mothers with children.  I was astounded when I saw what these mothers
did for their kids:  some wouldn't even miss attending a soccer PRACTICE let
alone one of their kid's games, lest he be crushed by the fact his mommy
wasn't watching him perform.

 Walked into an elementary class and a mirror was on the wall that said:
"You are looking at the most important person in the world."  I thought,
kids don't need that idea reinforced, they are already born with it.  I live
about three blocks from an elementary school and you wouldn't believe the
number of kids who are driven to and from school.

Conservative psychologist John Rosemond talks a lot about this phenomena in
his synidicated newspaper column and his books.  He says the self-esteem
that comes from accomplishment and struggle is true self-esteem, the
"self-esteem" that comes from one being told you are great is fragile
(witness the highest levels of "self-esteem" are measured in inner-city
incarcerated males).

It has been said that cats are difficult to train because they don't care
about pleasing their owners, while dogs are the opposite.  What I saw on the
60 minutes program are prospective employees incapable of seeing that the
employee/employer relationship is a two way street.

They have never had to struggle for anything, why should they start now?

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If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you;  But if you
really make them think, they'll hate you.  --Don Marquis

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. -- W. Somerset Maugham

The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego
ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the
pleasures of others. --Bertrand Russell

Ron Taggart, President
PRINTING CONCEPTS, INC.
4246 Hudson Drive
Stow, Ohio  44224
330-572-8200  fax. 330-572-8201
www.printingconcepts.com
ron at printingconcepts.com

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[mailto:printowners-bounces at printweb.org]On Behalf Of Rick Foster
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In reference to the message sent by QKCONSULT at aol.com, on 11/12/07,
at 6:23 PM -0500:

>Well one of the reason they are using their phone is that some of  these
damn
>kids can't tell time by looking at a wristwatch... hard to believe  but
true.
>These are the same kids who haven't the faintest idea how to count  back
>change to a customer and haven't the faintest idea of what 6 x 7 or
>9 x 7  equals without using a calculator.

You have hit on three things that have changed society.

The digital watch, people can no longer tell time on a round time
piece. Want to see them cringe ask anybody under 20 what time it is
in military time. They will quickly try to change the setting on
their watch/phone.

The calculator, most can no longer do simple math in their head or on
paper. I admit my math skills are not like they were years ago and
find myself pulling out a calculator.

The cash register/computer of today. Not only does it tell you how
much change to give back, it also tells you how many nickels, dimes,
quarters, etc. Give me a break, if you are old enough to work in a
retail place, you should be old enough to know which coins make up
the right change.

Giving change is a pet peeve with me. When it comes to change I am
still old fashion. You count back the change as you lay it on the
counter or in the hand. Coins first (counting up to the next dollar),
then the bills, and all the bills face the same way! Now days they
hand you a wad of crumpled bills facing every which way with the
coins piled on top as they recite the amount the register says you
should be getting back. $10.66, you look at the pile and see 2 5's, 6
dimes and 6 pennies. I realized just this week the practice of proper
bill handling has finally degraded into the banks when I cashed a
check and was handed a wad of crumpled bills facing every different
direction and the coins were dropped on top. I was given an evil look
as the coins spilled onto the counter and stood at the teller window
turning all the bills the same direction before placing them into my
wallet.

I do occasionally look at my phone for the time. The clock on the
outside display of my phone is bigger than my watch and easier to
read. I don't have to open the phone to see it, in fact the numbers
are so small on the inside display opening it doesn't do me any good.
I can also tell if I missed a call, text message, or picture message
without opening the phone. :)
--

Rick

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