R U what you own?
Monday, July 14th, 2008I wrote a guest post for Sean over at FranchisePick in which I said, “Why does our society denigrate those who work low-paying jobs, when they’re honest, hardworking, pay taxes and even manage to raise families?”
Then in an email Sean said, “I think this is a good topic and one that’s had some controversy – especially when “McJob” was added to the dictionary despite McD’s protestations.
I have personally seen many many times training situations where teens and adults were being trained in basic manners and courtesy that they never learned from home or school. We’ve got this snotty attitude instead of teaching the value of service.
My poor kids work… their friends pull up in brand new Audis they never had to work for. You value what you earn.“
A couple of decades ago I read a study that showed how a lack of ownership tied to a lack of respect for private property leading to a casual attitude to its destruction. (I can’t find a URL, so if anyone out there has it please add it to the comments.)
I don’t think this has changed, in fact, I would posit that it’s gone much further—
- employers consider renters are less stable;
- single people are subject to higher turnover;
- car age reflects negatively on the owner;
- clothes labels are indicative of intelligence;
- and dozens more.
All this goes hand-in-hand with the writings of CandidProf and related posts and the angst found in thousands of article on the subject from around the world.
Am I nuts or is there a problem here?
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