Workforce now days ? Is it just me ?

Well, after reading all of the posts in this thread, i have decided to make a few comments.

For generations, and even thousands of years older people have been complaining about ''kids these days''.
When i was in my late teens, older people scoffed at younger people in general just getting into the workforce stating they wouldn't teach anyone anything unless you had a family or were over 25 at least.
Also, it was tough to get experience unless you were really motivated and wanted to work. I was both, but there was age discrimination for not only younger people, but older workers as well. It is the same today as it was 35 years ago, nothing has changed.

Now that i'm almost 55, i get respect from my employer because of the 15 year of experience that i have with their company as well as my age.
The fact is, my work ethic is the same as when i was 16, but i wasn't given many chances to prove it.
At 54 they take it for granted that you are a good worker.
We have employees that range in age from 18 to late 60s, with various family, gender, and ethnic backgrounds, and i will say that age and background has little to do with their work performances and attendance.
It all has to do with attitude.
I work with young people that are self motivated, bright, punctual, patient, and dedicated.
I also work with other employees that are lazy, complainers, bad attitudes, self important, and counter productive. Basically putting in time.
The surprising thing about these ''bad employees'' is that roughly 2/3 of them are over 40. Some are in management.
Yeah, we get some younger ones that just start out of high school and think that the world owes them a living, but they don't last long.
"Enabled" people come in all ages...........

The fact of the matter is, regardless of age, there are some bad apples that are pieces of **** and always will be.
One instructor said to me when i was taking my first year of welding in 1981, ''you can teach someone how to weld, but you can't teach them how to work.''
How true and timeless..........