The Lazy American Workforce

On October 7, 2008 John McCain said "American workers are the best in the world."  NOT.  We are lazy and unmotivated.  Okay well not all of us, but a large portion.  At my job, I spend more time trying to keep busy from the nothingness I have assigned than doing actual work that pertains to my job.  Then, when I am actually asked to do work, I find reasons as to why I shouldn't be wasting my time with such nonsense.  

I'm sorry, I just figured a college degree meant something.  Guess not.  If we all have to pay our dues doing menial tasks in order to get recognized at work, then I think that is a major problem in the current job structure.  Instead of working hard to move my way up the ladder, I get more and more frustrated at the stupid tasks I am assigned to complete.  

Here is the Catch 22 for recent college graduates.  We are eager to get jobs and enter the American workforce.  Okay, maybe not eager, but we are willing at the realization the party train has reached its destination.  However, in applying for jobs we rarely have the required experience because we just graduated from college.  Hence, I wonder how we are expected to get the experience if nobody will take a chance and give us a job.  Thus, we are forced to accept jobs that have us doing nothing, and instead of being challenged at work we complain about being bored out of our minds.  At least I do.  

The baby boomers need to be kicked to the curb.  The younger more qualified workers ought to rise faster among the ranks and make a change.  Enough of paying your dues as the dishwasher and coffee gofer.   

Career ADD

I had an epiphany today.  I finally realized what disease has been plaguing me since graduating from college in May.  I suffer from Career ADD. Though I think the name speaks for itself, let me explain.

My generation (we're called the Millennials) exists in a world of opportunity.  Unlike past generations that graduate from college, get a job and then stay at the same place for years on end.  We tend to move from job to job and completely change our career path multiple times.  

The problem for me is that I can't even pin down my first career.  I am suffering from a strong case of Career ADD.  One day I am ready to get my masters in education.  Summers off sound nice.  Then, I realize I want to be a columnist for The New York Times.  Or, I decide I want to write an Oscar winning screenplay and become a writer/producer in Hollywood.  Every third Wednesday of the month I come up with the notion that I should create the next great ad campaign for the GAP.  Oh and don't let me forget about my dream to start my own eco-friendly sports clothing line.  

It's almost as if I have too many dreams for one lifetime and I don't know where to begin, so I end up getting nowhere.  I need help.  Does anyone have a cure?

The All Encompassing Goodbye

The holiday season is a great time to visit family. However, after three hours, the little visiting session gets old and I'm ready to peace. Here is the problem - I want a quick exit, but I cannot get away before the long arduous process of goodbyes begins.

Though I have spent time catching up with the relatives (at least the ones I can stand), now I must retrace my steps for a personalized goodbye. Just another stupid societal ritual that we feel compelled to follow or else ... Or else what? We get labeled as being one of those adults with bad manners whose parents didn't teach us proper etiquette. Hey, I can live with that.

Well, I say enough is enough. Forget about all that nonsense. When it's time to go, wave a hand in the air and say one all encompassing goodbye. Then peace out and be on your merry way. If not, you will waste countless time attempting to escape from a situation that reached its expiration date hours before.

***or as my British friend Sophie would say: If you dont get your arse in gear, you will piss away your time trying to run away from something that has had AIDS for hours.