Dunno. My son works 4 jobs. He works in a real estate office, he works tutoring, he sells home automation and helps me do inspections some. He's graduating with a degree in finance with a concentration in real estate and has worked like this since his sophomore year at UAB. There probably isn't another student at that school who has real, hands on experience like that. Told me most kids won't hit a lick at a snake.

He's gotta figure out what he wants to do long term. He bought his first home last August at the age of 21. Has $35k equity in it already.

It's not all kids, but it's a large quantity of them.

Sounds kinda like my daughter minus a degree who is 22 now. Did not want to go to college, like my wife and I did. Grew up on a farm in St. Clair County, hunted and fished, and learned a trade in something she has a passion for. Started her own company about 3 months ago, with her planning for it over a year. She is doing very well financially with a client base that is growing like crazy. When I ask her what her future goals were, say 10 yr goal, she replied: To expand into multiple locations, and build a great business that will allow her to hire quality individuals that fit, with excellent pay. Those were her comments...not mine. How's that for 22 yr old girl !

Could be the new generation of kids, or the past generation of parents with that "let it slide" mentality.

New employees are on fire for the first 90 days. On day 91 not so much and they get the flu the following week. They gone !!

Hell, we can't hardly find somebody to run and dang tractor anymore. I mean a nice air conditioned cab, air ride seat and an awesome sound system. If you do get one to help you, God forbid you ask them to get out the A/C and help you with something. They will be gone in a flash. Thanks goodness for a couple buddies that work offshore and my kids. My 13 year old daughter works harder then some men I know.
Couple years ago, one of my buddies asked if I would put his son to work to make him some summer money. He showed up the first day in tennis shoes. I asked if he had some rubber boots and he said no. Not no sir, no. I took him to the local coop and bought him a pair of Lacross boots. We went to the field and started putting in plastic overflows in the levees. On the 3rd levee he got a splinter in his hand from the 2x2s we use in the overflow. I dug it out his hand and kinda messed with him a little bit about it. I noticed he kept favoring his hand the rest of the day. I brought him home that afternoon and told him I would pick him up the next morning between 6:30 and 7am. I sat in his driveway the next morning for over an hr calling him and he never answered. I left. Got a "TEXT" from him later that day saying he quit because I laughed at him when he got the splinter in his hand and made him work in the mud with the sore on his hand. This was a 17yr old high school drop out now that told me this. The bad part about it was the dad just blew it off like nothing happened. The worst part about the whole deal was he sent me a text to get paid for that one day. I told him in a not so nice way that those boots were his pay.

That's awesome. I think my son would have rather went into a trade but that scholarship money was sitting there, might as well use it.

What's her business details?

good story there

Funny. Not to come across the wrong way but when I was 18 I was laying brick & block. I was fired and run off the job twice by my Dad at 16 from mixing the motar too soupy.

Y’all would be amazed at the level of stupidity I see on a daily basis.

had a guy all fired up to hire me away from where ive worked for about 5 years. kept telling about how how hot it was in that steel mill 12 hour shifts work weekends etc. when he got done i asked him about pay 9.25/hour

he couldnt understand why they couldnt keep anyone

Figured it was a Teague