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<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 4146105" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>I worked at the College of Education at OSU until I retired in 2021,,,</p><p>Being around graduate students and undergrads for so long gave me a unique perspective.</p><p></p><p>Of course there are a lot of them that just feel entitled,,,</p><p>That's the fault of their parents who gave them everything they have,,,</p><p>And never required anything of them other than graduating with decent grades.</p><p></p><p>A lot of these kids did work a part-time job during school,,,</p><p>But school and a part-time job are anything but a regular 40-50 hour week.</p><p></p><p>Often with class time, library time, and their money job,,,</p><p>They easily put in way more then 40-50 hours,,,</p><p>But it was never a rigid fixed schedule,,,</p><p>It changed each and every semester.</p><p></p><p>Talking to a few of them after graduating and getting their first real job,,,</p><p>Many of them had a difficult time transitioning to "regular hours".</p><p></p><p>It's the rigid/fixed routine that had them stumbling,,,</p><p>Not especially the hours or responsibility.</p><p></p><p>My last job in the Air Force was a rotating shift,,,</p><p>Two days, two mids, two nights, and then two days off.</p><p></p><p>That was a lot more time on duty than any 40 hour week was,,,</p><p>But there were lots of time during the day time hours to do life's little tasks</p><p></p><p>My first job after discharge was an 8 to 5 Mon thru Fri job,,,</p><p>I thought it was going to be a heaven on earth gig,,,</p><p>Until I found how hard it was to do anything.</p><p></p><p>Banking had to be done on Saturday mornings,,,</p><p>Chores like lawn mowing had to be done on weekends,,,</p><p>About the only thing I could do after work was shop for groceries.</p><p></p><p>This is the transition that my student colleagues said was difficult to adapt to,,,</p><p>Not the hours but the inconvenience of that rigid daytime schedule,,,</p><p>In most cases this was a thing they had never experienced before.</p><p></p><p>I have no truck with entitled individuals of any ilk,,,</p><p>But I do understand that the transition from a student schedule to a working one can be a pain.</p><p></p><p>JMHO</p><p></p><p>Aarond</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 4146105, member: 13337"] I worked at the College of Education at OSU until I retired in 2021,,, Being around graduate students and undergrads for so long gave me a unique perspective. Of course there are a lot of them that just feel entitled,,, That's the fault of their parents who gave them everything they have,,, And never required anything of them other than graduating with decent grades. A lot of these kids did work a part-time job during school,,, But school and a part-time job are anything but a regular 40-50 hour week. Often with class time, library time, and their money job,,, They easily put in way more then 40-50 hours,,, But it was never a rigid fixed schedule,,, It changed each and every semester. Talking to a few of them after graduating and getting their first real job,,, Many of them had a difficult time transitioning to "regular hours". It's the rigid/fixed routine that had them stumbling,,, Not especially the hours or responsibility. My last job in the Air Force was a rotating shift,,, Two days, two mids, two nights, and then two days off. That was a lot more time on duty than any 40 hour week was,,, But there were lots of time during the day time hours to do life's little tasks My first job after discharge was an 8 to 5 Mon thru Fri job,,, I thought it was going to be a heaven on earth gig,,, Until I found how hard it was to do anything. Banking had to be done on Saturday mornings,,, Chores like lawn mowing had to be done on weekends,,, About the only thing I could do after work was shop for groceries. This is the transition that my student colleagues said was difficult to adapt to,,, Not the hours but the inconvenience of that rigid daytime schedule,,, In most cases this was a thing they had never experienced before. I have no truck with entitled individuals of any ilk,,, But I do understand that the transition from a student schedule to a working one can be a pain. JMHO Aarond . [/QUOTE]
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