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I've been stationed in Japan and Germany. You're right about highlighting the lack of common courtesy or respect for others found in cities across the US when compared to other countries, even in countries less developed than the aforementioned ones. I've also been to a few states/cities tha thave somewhat of a more "welcoming" atmosphere, so it's not the entire US culture that is guilty of lacking respect. Unfortunately, the lack of respect you mentioned extends to many peoples' driving habits, as well, lol. Im back in NY this past weekend after being out of town on business for a few weeks and I got spoiled when I was out in the med west.... I did NOT have a pleasant driving experience when going back and forth between Brooklyn and Queens 🤬😱😡🤯🤢🫤🤮
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These days, parents simply hand their child an iPad and leave them alone. Perhaps the downfall started with participation trophies, we have a generation of prices without putting forth an effort.
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I worked many service jobs between 14 and 22 back in late 1980s to later 1990s. I was not treated very well at most of them and I was a really good kid. Same crap happens these days with many service jobs. We all know places where the service staff as a whole are rockstars and that's not a coincidence. It's how managment treats their employees. My 19 y/o son works part-time for a local grocery chain. He is paid fairly well (~$13/hr) and he could make a bit more elsewhere, but the management treats him and everyone nice. They give him various little perks, occasional gift cards, provide free lunches occasionally to thank their employees, etc. The only real turnover they have is from students going back to school or graduating and starting a professional career. Point being, sometimes it's management that is the root of the issue when it comes to service quality. Regarding my management of professionals, these young folks coming in are no socially different/awkward/professional than what we were like back when I started in 1998. Some employees kick serious ass and some just don't work out because of various reasons. Nothing has really changed with respect to that. What has changed with the younger generations entering the professional environment is that they don't want to slave away at a job and have no real life outside of it. They've seen how it's affected the Baby Boomers, the Gen Xers, and families as a whole. They want real work-life balance and as a Gen Xer that worked way too hard from the mid 2000s to around 2021, I respect that and see nothing "lazy" about that. I took a 20% pay cut to reduce my "fulltime" hours from 55-60 hours to a mere 32 hours (can't work a minute more) and I'm so much happier. I don't fault the younger professionals in being pretty rigid with work time and work hours. It's a slippery slope with corporations. They'll take every piece of you that you give it and then want more.
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