Originally Posted by
92redragtop
Don't get hung up on the specific dollar examples in his response - the concept is accurate and reflects a pre-entitlement and post-entitlement mindset (and maybe post-truth). Too many folks make $30K or $40K and want to live (or think they're entitled to live) an $80K lifestyle without doing what it take to actually have an $80K lifestyle you can afford which might mean choosing continuing education, etc. For the multiple times I offer overtime I only get takers 10% to 15% of the time - I used to jump at the opportunity to make more money and I cannot figure out why my 20-something and some 30-something aged university educated employees won't take the overtime. When I chat with them they might say they want to eventually buy a condo to stop renting or take up photography as a hobby but don't have the money to buy a $500 DSLR - duh! You make $60K annually and I'm going to pay you overtime - it does not take much overtime (maybe skip the $40 bar/food tab and 2 hours with co-workers at the bar across the street on Friday evening and take the damn overtime) and you'll actually get what you say you want. I see our office cleaners surfing their smartphones when they're coming around in the evening - maybe they're secretly millionaires and clean offices for fun but i think they have better data plans and newer phones than I have. New cars, running shoes, fast fashion, $4 coffees, paying for various mobile apps, downloads, subscriptions, etc, etc.
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Yup...