It Begins In The Home

"On the Job: Employers struggle with unprepared college grads" published in The Salt Lake City Tribune features the struggles employers deal with when they hire irresponsible immature self-centered children masquerading in adult college graduate bodies.

The article meandered around without ever establishing how this mess could happen.

Let me suggest that it happens at home, as the child grows up physically but is never taught to be a responsible adult.

Far too many parents pull their kids out of school for frivolous reasons such as vacations, trips to Disneyland at the parents' convenience, or for any other spur of the moment reason.

It may be dry, boring and fuddy duddy, but a kid's job is to be in school, and he or she should be there unless he or she is sick, or unless there is a real family emergency such as an accident or death in the family.

Another cause is that while parents may TELL their kids it is wrong to lie or steal, they don't actually live their lives that way. The child isn't taught that calling in sick when you are not sick is lying. The child isn't taught that when you are at work, you are exchanging what you have (skills) for what the employer needs. They are buying your time and your skills and paying you money for what you do for them.

>>EMPLOYERS ARE NOT PAYING EMPLOYEES TO SURF THE INTERNET OR TALK ON THE PHONE TO THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! <<

Employees who accept pay while engaging in such behavior are guilty of theft.

The newly hired college grads featured in the article probably have no idea why they were fired. No one ever taught them such behavior is not acceptable in the workplace. That concept probably should be reinforced in the schools, but it need to be a lifelong mindset that begins at the beginning - at home.