Job vs Career

IMO sounds like typical Gen Y to me. Being on the Dole should NEVER be a choice, rather a need. But thats just my opinion....

I'm 'Gen Y' but I still think that's incredibly lazy!

It definitely is a younger-persons POV though, like the world owes them or something (and I'm 22 so not exactly old lol)

I do think too many people are on the dole, my DH went on it when he was 18 because he was in-between jobs (army training didn't start for 3 months), I bet there's a lot of people that do that for convenience.

I'm a qualified teacher and have worked as a motel, school, and office cleaner (was working 11 hours a day most days) and am now a deeds clerk. It's not at all what I want to do but it brings in money and that's the most important things. I'm still reading all the new bits of lit that come in as my friends (other teachers) give them to me to keep myself up to speed, and looking for jobs every week. There's definitely a culture of lazy, lazy people out there.

My friend is doing a double degree in political studies and something or rather else, she thinks that she's just going to walk into a job at the UN without doing the hard yards. That basically for me sums up what a lot of people I know that have recently graduated do, look for the easy way out and if it doesn't suit, then you give up.

Potential employers will see usually any more than a year (and even then it may need to be justified) as just a lack of motivation. I'm a mum, plan on having another baby, working part time and doing voluntary work for a school and I still worry that they'll see it as 'wasted time' as such.. at least I have a valid reason.

And sorry but I don't buy into the dole NOT being an easy ride, if you don't want the social stigma and feck all money, get off your ass and get a job! There are ligit cases, but a lot are just lazy people taking our govt for a ride too.

Anyway, sorry about the rant but I don't understand people that work hard for 3 years or whatever and then just expect life to be cruisy. I would assume a lot of us will be waiting for the easy stuff when we retire, not just after stepping out of uni. Just m2c anyway lol

MrsMojo wrote: melnel wrote: IMO sounds like typical Gen Y to me.   That thought occured to me too but I didn't want to show my age or insult the masses of Gen Y that frequent this site

Too true! No offense intended to the many lovely Gen Y ladies on here..... Gosh I hadnt thought about showing my age...