I had recently interviewed afew and came across youngsters who are living a very comfy lifestyle compared to the past generations. They started having their own cars when they reached teen age, started dating at very young age, no curfews for them, able to buy or treat friends for drinks maybe a way to show their generosity or maturity or independancy or.... ?? They spent alot, because they were not taught the value of money. They possessed expensive mobile phones even though they are unemployed. Money seems to "rain" upon them very easily. Some of these kids dont even come from well off families. Where do they find the money to enjoy such carefree lifestyle? Late nights, datings , treating friends for meals & drinks, own transports.... What will become of our next generation? They dont even know some have to work a whole month for RM500 of pay. This amount of money can only last these over pampered kids for two weeks or the most three. They are mostly in the 20s category.
These kids are very good in maths. Tell them to work a month for RM500, after much consideration, they think its not worth their time. They dont care or dont want to work their way up the corporate ladder. They just want to jump out from a plane and land on top the corporate ladder!!.. How long do you think they can survive on the Directors' seat or CEO position? Ok, .. Manager's position... Do you think they know what makes a good leader? Do you think they know what is "managing a profitable business"...? Or better still, Do you think they know how to earn money? They are not getting enough exposure to lead a team or manage a company. Honestly, I think they dont know how to take care of themselves.
Alot of youngsters nowadays chose to be in the sales industry. Be it any sales. Whatever the company is selling as long as they are a SALESMAN!!! Why?? Simply for the freedom. They dont have to be stucked in an office the whole day. They can be with anyone they like, be it friends or enemies or lovers... or they can even go home for a good nap. They never taught of producing results. They always have an excuse. Excuses eg. dont know what the customer wants, dont know how to sell, dont know who to sell to, dont know how to handle objections... blah blah blah... How do they know how to overcome all these if they never do sales even though they are SALESMEN!!
Let me clear your doubts. I finally understood some of them. They just want to get paid. Ask them to fill up marketing reports and plan a week ahead, and you know what happen? They RESIGN!! They cant be tied down by it. They are too commited to their relaxed lifestyle. Payday gives them money for enjoyment. They dont want to prove themselves. They dont even know their own strength. They dont know themselves. They dont think about 10 years ahead, what will become of them. Would they have a family of their own? How much would his income be?
A saying goes like this : "If you dont want to be in the same situation five years from now, then first thing to do is change yourself " "You must first change yourself before you can change your situation" . Change your mindset. Set a goal for yourself. How could you change your situation if you dont change yourself?
A speaker once told us a story of her son. Her son is not serious in his studies. He does not care if his results are the best, just so long as he passed. One day, she realised that his results will not be able to get him into any Uni. Not even the local Uni. She thought carefully on how she should handle this situation. One fine day, her son was at home napping in the living room. She brought him the newspaper and woke him up. She talked to him about his results, alerting him of the consequences. Her son simply said "Its still a long way before i finished my studies. Why Worry, Mom?" She had anticipated his reply and prepared her respond for it. She said "Son, i want you to turn the newspaper to the Classified Ads. What positions in there do you see suits your results?" ... He browsed through the managerial post, then the executive post, the supervisory post, ... he didnt looked lower than the management levels.. His mom helped him to find one post which is so "for him"? Its a waiter post in a Hotel. She said "Son, see! I found you a job! You will be able to work in a Hotel. You will get paid serving your friends meals when they go there.. How nice? Now, you go to hotel for meals and drinks, dad and myself are paying for it, next time you dont need to pay to drink in that hotel. You get paid by them for serving customers." .. How about it? Why not apply for it and give it a try? Her son went very quiet. No comments. However, that afternoon was the last time she reminded her son of the importance of studies. He woke up from his fantasy life and was a changed man after that.
I guess the thoughts serving his own friends meals and drinks is not his cup of tea after all...........
Yes, and working in a college, I see rich, take-it-easy types all the time. But once in a while, you get pleasantly surprised. Because once in a while you meet some young person who doesn't take things for granted. Wai seh, sometimes makes me fall off the chair, man.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I was younger (like 25 years ago!!) my mum used to complain to me that we youngsters were so spoilt. In her days, didn't have this, didn't have that.. and I would go ya ya ya..
Hmm..Circle of Life.