Why are teens today so lazy?

Question

I've noticed that a lot of people complain abotu today's teens being lazy and wanting everything handed to them. Why don't these teens have work ethics? Well, I came to the conclusion that the jobs that used to be filled by teens are being taken over by illegals. Fast food workers, manual labor, agriculture, construction, housekeeping, horticulture, etc. I myself work in a factory. My uncle owns a construction company and hires teens. Does anyone else see this?

I'm 20 and my fiance is 23. I have always worked unless I was unable to (because of 2 high-risk pregnancies). My fiance has worked since he was 11. Even though he makes pretty good money, I feel better working than sitting on my *** all day. It just annoys me that when my younger brother has applied at different places, he gets turned down while illegals get jobs.

Pandora Tomorrow, I don't think you understand what I am saying.

Well, no one is ever going to learn about work ethics if they can't find a job!!!! That's all I'm trying to say.

Answer 1

You are right...our young people do want work, but when they apply they are not hired because the illegals are working for under-the-table wages.

My kids all worked....I have 8...and they worked their way through college. Four of my children are...what one would consider...wealthy. They did it themselves. One of my son's is a full-time sheriff's deputy...he doesn't make a lot of money but I see him as a phenomenal success because he is a great husband, dad and cop...as well as a great son. One of my sons is a volunteer deputy as he is financially secure and can afford to live his "dream"....Two of my children are still in college, pulling A's and working. One of my children is handicapped....but he works stocking shelves at the grocery store.......

My handicapped son has the best deal since employeers are given tax credits for hiring him...so he is very hireable...

BUT...many times my children lost out on a job because the illegal would do it for less. They had to work harder to get "that" job....

Answer 2

I am 16 and I am not lazy at all... I do procrastinate alot but I always get my chores done and I run like 10 miles a day... I have been applying everywhere and following through with phone calls and everything... Whenever they call me back the job is always filled and then I go to that store to get something and it is immigrants working the job that I applied for that was open a week ago... It drives me crazy... Now if I was in Mexico and it was horrible I probably would have came here too, I can't blame them for wanting a better life but they should try to take care of their own country... And if the children are lazy it is the parents fault usually... Anyway I hate how alot of countries despise America for policing the globe and yet people still keep running to us... We shouldn't be in other countries we should be protecting our own, America has serious problems right now with international affairs and it's ruining this country... I think I went way off topic but whatever...

So basically I don't blame immigrants for kids being lazy, it's the way they were raised but immigration is still a huge problem... FIN!

Answer 3

i think the reason why teens are so lazy is because of parenting...i'm a hardworking 19 year old..i've been working (including volunteering) since i was 13 years old, all because my parents taught me to do it...nowadays, parents are so afraid their kids are going to rebel, so they don't even bother to discipline them, never mind teach them good work ethic...not to mention, parents are also the lazy ones for not bringing their kids up in the right manner...or they are too caught up in something or someone else to take time for their children...i was one of the lucky ones to have parents who did the right thing...sure, i rebelled for a little while, but as i matured, i saw that my parents were right and now, im almost done with college, and i already have a nice paying job working in a hospital...if only parents everywhere had the same drive to make sure their kids were successful, maybe this world would be such a different place

Answer 4

That's not a fair question, all generations have their share of lazy people, and all generations have their share of hard working people. The hard working people from the previous generations have made it easier for this generation and the generations to come to be lazier and lazier, while the hard working people from those generations continue the trend. Your grandparents and great-grandparents would probably consider you lazy, and you might very well be the hardest working person in your generation, but by their standards your lazy. That's why everyone blames teens everytime there is a new generation of them. To answer your question, you may see a lot of lazy teens out there, but remember their are a few hard working ones, working to make it that much easier for their kids and grand children.

Answer 5

do you call going to school and actually doing homework lazy? The reason most teens don't have jobs is because we're doing homework. The weekends is our only break. How about if teens have something to do with family on the weekend. Don't be blaming things on illegal immigrants because they get the jobs because they'll actually do them. The people that dont' get the jobs or get fired didn't do the job right or aren't qualified.

Answer 6

The American dream is being ripped right out of your hands. Your right jobs that used to be filled by teens are being taken over by illegals is what happening. It seems only the mexicans deserve a better life and no one else

Answer 7

Teens are lazy because they grew up in a time when everything is about immediacy AND everything is practically done for you.

Teens want expensive things and don't want to work for them. They don't believe in saving and working toward a goal. It's not their fault it's the time they are being raised in.

The reason these jobs are going to "illegals" is because they have a strong work ethic. They understand that to get things you have to work for them. They have a sense of family and community and together they pool their resources.

So, if I had to choose, I'd choose that over a lazy teen any day. Wouldn't you?

Answer 8

I think you should put out a survey and have teenagers answer your question because blaming illegal immigration doesn't seem to be an adequate excuse to me, and I'd like to further know if in fact TEENAGERS themselves consider that they are lazy. Blaming illegal immigration would be a pathetic excuse for a lack of work ethic if indeed there exists a lack of work ethic. Post your findings so we can all get an informed answer to your question.

Answer 9

the hormones in meat.

"Bovine somatotropin (bST), or bovine growth hormone (BGH), is a protein hormone that occurs naturally in the pituitary gland of cattle. It is a factor controlling the amount of milk produced by a dairy cow. Bovine somatotropin is naturally in the milk extracted from a cow.
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Use of rBGH in cows also increases insulin growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in milk. Although IGF-1 is important for normal development, some studies suggest that IGF-1 is involved in the progression of breast, prostate and colorectal cancer [1]. Although the American Cancer Society asserted "there are no valid scientific findings to indicate a risk of human carcinogenisis" regarding rbST [2], this release was from 1994, and does not mention the effects of IGF-1. In 1998, the American Cancer Society reported a link between IGF-1 and Breast Cancer [3], Prostate Cancer [4], and Colorectal Cancer [5]."


seriously.

Answer 10

Nope, I have a teen daughter and she walks dogs, scoops poop, and cleans dog cages at a veterinary hospital. Not all teens are lazy. I don't think it has anything at all to do with illegals. I think it has much more to do with how parents today are raising their kids. When you have lazy parents who don't want to work, are on welfare, etc. then you have lazy kids. Kids learn by the example that the adults in their lives set.