Why are young people so unwilling to do hard work. They expect everything to come to them so easy?

Answer 1

spoiled brats.

parents didn't teach them well. from the time they are young, you must teach them how to be responsible and do things for themselves. too many parents do everything for their kids and by the time they try to get the kids to work, it's too late to change their feeling of entitlement.

Answer 2

This really is not true... not sure which population your talking about (teens? twenties?) but there are plenty of hard-working young people out there. I'm not sure how old you are, but I think many older people have this belief, too. I just read a Newsweek article recently about this very thing... a woman was arguing that our working youth today are a generation of people who have grown up watching their parent/s get sucked into a 60+ hour work week just to make end's meat. They've experience the decay of family time because of this, saw their parent's marriages suffer and often end in divorce, saw how unhappy or conflicted the working parents were. With growing up in that type of environment, is it any wonder that they are doing everything they can to not end up like that? If they can find a way to live their lives and be more satisfied with their work, more power to 'em! Just because they are not doing it like the last generation doesn't mean they're not working hard or expect anything to come easily. Of course there are exceptions to every rule, but in general, they have learned from the previous generation's mistakes and lifestyle. it's a rough world out there and it's changing by the minute. I would HATE to be transported back to highschool and have to do everything all over in today's world.... what a scary thought.

Answer 3

That is an awfully broad generalization.

However, there are a lot of younger people that come across that way. In the last several years, we have allowed young people to think that competition doesn't exist, everyone makes the team, everyone gets to play, everyone should advance in school, etc. Failure is not real....

This is a produce of our current society and parenting aspects. Think back 25 years ago.... when you were lucky to get $5 dollars a week for doing a lot of chores around the house, if you got anything at all. It was the young person's responsibility to pay for college, not the parent's. You were expected to earn the money to pay for your first car and the insurance by working part-time in the summer and during school.

On a broad spectrum, we as a society, have taught children that they don't have to work for things. You would be amazed at how many people I see fresh out of college that expect $50,000 / year with no experience.

Answer 4

Society, all the high tech gadgets and Internet and cell phones, the young people have had it too good, when i was growing up (and i am still young 23) i didn't have a Xbox 360 or even Nintendo to keep me occupied, we didn't have cell phones or computers were just getting big. All the technology isn't teaching the kids how to work hard for anything, they can't save their money because a new pair of Tommy jeans is more important than your first car or mommy and daddy will just buy it for me.
So 1/2 parents fault and 1/2 society's fault it just depends on how you look at it.

Answer 5

I don't think that is as true as one might think. Since Egypt middle aged people have been decrying the lack of initiative of "those darn kids"

That said, I work with a lot of young people (late teen to college grad) in a restaurant. I see varying levels of commitment to work. Some slide by while others take initiative and are highly committed to doing a good job.

One guy who is 20, works his shifts diligently and in his spare time, breaks, slow periods etc. is reading Dostoevsky so he can get a jump start on freshmen lit.

There are many disaffected youth who grew up with too much privilege but probably no more than in years past

Answer 6

I think it may be a generation-type thing. I know that sounds crazy -- my parents did well (I'm in my 40s) and yet, once I started working (worked since I was 14 and didn't HAVE to) - I bought most of my own things. My oldest son - 26 - will do anything to AVOID work and my youngest son - 17 works a LOT of hours. He's a responsible guy and knows that we can't do for him as well as say - my parents could. The thing is, I don't think my youngest son has any friends who DON'T work. I know here in Florida it is hard to get a job before you are 18. Did you know you have to be 18 to work at Subway? You can't work in a grocery store (at least around here) until you are 16. So I don't know what age you are speaking of. I don't know - the more I think about this question, I tend to disagree with the statement somewhat. My son has a LOT of friends in this area and they all scramble to make sure each other gets to their job and picked up. That in and of itself is hard work.

Answer 7

Because parents coddle them and refuse to hold them accountable for their actions. It's easier than working hard to teach them good values. They let kids run all over them from the beginning and then wonder why they are out of control when they become teenagers.

Perfect example...I was at the park with my son last night and there was a lady there in her early 40's. She had a 9 yr old daughter with her. The mom was complaining that the girl constantly has an attitude and she's mouthy and she has no idea what to do with her. Then, she proceeds to look at the child and say, "Why don't you let mommy cut your hair tonight?" To which the child responded (yelling), "No, God...It's my hair and I like it this way. Do what you want to your own head!!!" The lady then looks at me and rolls her eyes and says, "See what I mean?" There are soooo many things wrong with that picture. My children would never dream of speaking to me in that manner because they know the consequences. Also...the kid is NINE...if you want to cut her hair, then do it. Don't ask her permission. Be a parent! Kids need boundaries, love, discipline and consistency to grow into adults who are strong, responsible and loving themselves.

Answer 8

i beg to differ i could hold my own against anyone you put me up against grown or other wise i am 18 years old and i have been working on the farm for 10-12 hour days as well as setting stripping and cutting tobacco making 3-5 bucks an hour. then i got a job at a retail store and did the job of 3 other people my age. dont tell me it is the people that are so bad if they werent given anything at all they would work for it.

parents give them cars and everything else i had to work my *** off to pay for mine as well as paying for my college and everything else in life. if a child really wants to work it will but you have to give it a reason to.

Answer 9

I think that young people are not willing to hard work and to have everything handed to them because,whether you try to teach them that there is nothing wrong with hard work or not they are really to scared to try something hard,which if they really new that it is a good thing they would do it,but things in life is hard but that scares them and so they just back away from it.So they would rather back away and do the easiest thing,which to them it is to have someone give it to them or do it for them. I do not think that it for lack of trying on most parents part,they would just rather for it to be given to them,and they will eventually learn that the hard way,or most of them will.

Answer 10

That's not true of us all. Some people have the "society owes me" attitude, but that's true of any generation. My boyo and I are in our twenties. We work damn hard for everything we have, and we have an ok lifestyle because of it - we're not rich, but we have more than alot of people despite the fact that I'm a full time student as well as working. I have relatively wealthy parents I could sponge off, but my pride won't let me. It's down to upbringing and personal belief - not age.

Answer 11

Its because of the way they were brought up, if everything was given to them and they didn't have to work for it then they expect others to continue to give them something without working for it.
I got everything I wanted as a child but I also had to earn it, I always helped my dad get wood for the fireplace,mow the grass, wash the cars, shovel the snowand stuff like that so when the time came around for christmas and my birthday I got everything I asked for and sometimes even when we were out I got things to. He tought me that you can have anything and go anywhere as long as your willing to work to get there.