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Hilarious!!!! Millenial Job Interview! A great laugh.
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 731081" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Violet, I appreciate and respect your point of view. It was a joke...there were plenty of jokes about my generation in the day and still are (baby-boomers) and things were hard for many of us too. I do apologize but I want to explain that while each generstion isiunique, all of them have challenges. Example: I had trouble in school and never went to college and my parents didn't care enough to help. Parents seem to me to be more engaged now, which is helpful. Parents were less touchy feely then in many homes.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry if you were hurt by this. I will be more sensitive in the future. Having said that, being a teen and launching has never been easy for all teenagers. Many 18 year olds were sent to Viet Nam against their will in my day. This ruined many lives. There was a draft. Also women had much less opportunity as far as career choices. Mostly nurses/medical and teachers. Nobody understood learning disabilities in my day. We were called "stupid and lazy" sometimes in front of all the kids in class. It happened to me. A lot. The kids bullied me and there were no rules to even attempt to stop the bullying. And there was no way out... No homeschooling. If you were bullied, it was considered YOUR problem, and I and others were bullied. Students had less rights then. They could be spanked in some schools. There was segregation so people of color could not use the same drinking fountains as white people in some states. Schools were all black or all white. How do you think people of color thrived,,? It was hard! If you were gay? Forget it...ridicule. ostracizing. Often family shunning. Jokes. Cruelty. It was out in the open to abuse gay people. Many college kids lived on Ramen Noodle Soup. Why do you think it was ever easy to afford life in college??? There were loans to pay back then too. Unless your parents were rich you paid. Yes, back then. That's one good thing about my having been too learning disabled to go to college.</p><p></p><p>We had the exact same fears you listed. I think teens always had these fears of college (if your parents even let you go), jobs and supporting ourselves. Plus we had the war and our beloved boyfriend's and brothers died or were forever screwed up by bring in combat or got sick from Agent Orange. </p><p></p><p>I have three millennials. They are awesome. They have better support in school and more love from family than many in my generation. They are thriving. I know most teens do well. Even with the challenges of the day.</p><p></p><p>Most of us did well too but mental illness did not start with millennials. There is a lot more understanding and help out there now. There is still a stigma, but it's not as bad. My mental health ride started at 23 so at 64 I have seen and lived through many positive changes and more acceptance even though we haven't solved the problem yet. Back In the day though many of us suffered silently with anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. I had them all. I spent ten weeks in a psychiatric hospital with no family support. It helped, but I struggled with this all my life. It's not new to millennials...we just talked about it less for fear of being called crazy. Things are easing up now and I am glad, and have become more open with the chance to mentor young people who have depression and anxiety. I know first hand that it can be very hard to have these challenges. But we can also push on and do well. I worked very hard tothave a great life! That what I try to explain. I love mentoring. And I mentor mostly millennials. They come to me, not the other way around. </p><p></p><p>It is not easy for all kids now. It was not easy then. I do think we had to work harder....parents didn't give us as much and we had often had to go out on our own even if we were not ready. I wasn't ready so I got married to avoid homelessness. It was a rotten verbally demeaning marriage but my mother refused to let me come back home so I stayed with him seventeen years. My second marriage is great but I was 40 before I met him and my life became so much better. It had been a hard trek as a baby boomer with learning challenges and severe depression and anxiety and I had horrible panic attacks too. I still have panic attacks but at my age I know how to manage them.</p><p></p><p>Every generation has challenges, and times are hard for some now. They were then. And many thrive now and thrived back then. Life is tough but we are tougher!</p><p></p><p>I apologize for posting this joke...guess it was not so funny.</p><p></p><p>Love and light.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 731081, member: 1550"] Violet, I appreciate and respect your point of view. It was a joke...there were plenty of jokes about my generation in the day and still are (baby-boomers) and things were hard for many of us too. I do apologize but I want to explain that while each generstion isiunique, all of them have challenges. Example: I had trouble in school and never went to college and my parents didn't care enough to help. Parents seem to me to be more engaged now, which is helpful. Parents were less touchy feely then in many homes. I am sorry if you were hurt by this. I will be more sensitive in the future. Having said that, being a teen and launching has never been easy for all teenagers. Many 18 year olds were sent to Viet Nam against their will in my day. This ruined many lives. There was a draft. Also women had much less opportunity as far as career choices. Mostly nurses/medical and teachers. Nobody understood learning disabilities in my day. We were called "stupid and lazy" sometimes in front of all the kids in class. It happened to me. A lot. The kids bullied me and there were no rules to even attempt to stop the bullying. And there was no way out... No homeschooling. If you were bullied, it was considered YOUR problem, and I and others were bullied. Students had less rights then. They could be spanked in some schools. There was segregation so people of color could not use the same drinking fountains as white people in some states. Schools were all black or all white. How do you think people of color thrived,,? It was hard! If you were gay? Forget it...ridicule. ostracizing. Often family shunning. Jokes. Cruelty. It was out in the open to abuse gay people. Many college kids lived on Ramen Noodle Soup. Why do you think it was ever easy to afford life in college??? There were loans to pay back then too. Unless your parents were rich you paid. Yes, back then. That's one good thing about my having been too learning disabled to go to college. We had the exact same fears you listed. I think teens always had these fears of college (if your parents even let you go), jobs and supporting ourselves. Plus we had the war and our beloved boyfriend's and brothers died or were forever screwed up by bring in combat or got sick from Agent Orange. I have three millennials. They are awesome. They have better support in school and more love from family than many in my generation. They are thriving. I know most teens do well. Even with the challenges of the day. Most of us did well too but mental illness did not start with millennials. There is a lot more understanding and help out there now. There is still a stigma, but it's not as bad. My mental health ride started at 23 so at 64 I have seen and lived through many positive changes and more acceptance even though we haven't solved the problem yet. Back In the day though many of us suffered silently with anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. I had them all. I spent ten weeks in a psychiatric hospital with no family support. It helped, but I struggled with this all my life. It's not new to millennials...we just talked about it less for fear of being called crazy. Things are easing up now and I am glad, and have become more open with the chance to mentor young people who have depression and anxiety. I know first hand that it can be very hard to have these challenges. But we can also push on and do well. I worked very hard tothave a great life! That what I try to explain. I love mentoring. And I mentor mostly millennials. They come to me, not the other way around. It is not easy for all kids now. It was not easy then. I do think we had to work harder....parents didn't give us as much and we had often had to go out on our own even if we were not ready. I wasn't ready so I got married to avoid homelessness. It was a rotten verbally demeaning marriage but my mother refused to let me come back home so I stayed with him seventeen years. My second marriage is great but I was 40 before I met him and my life became so much better. It had been a hard trek as a baby boomer with learning challenges and severe depression and anxiety and I had horrible panic attacks too. I still have panic attacks but at my age I know how to manage them. Every generation has challenges, and times are hard for some now. They were then. And many thrive now and thrived back then. Life is tough but we are tougher! I apologize for posting this joke...guess it was not so funny. Love and light. [/QUOTE]
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