All is not lost, my anti- rant

[Jspradley]

We've had some great young kids at my company over the past year... millennial with a little bit of common sense and without an entitlement mentality can blow the old timers out of the water!



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[Brian F]

I have been very blessed being able to help several young men over the last six years with Ag projects. When the first project went to FW Stock show I had know ideal the project the kids was turning out. Their are so many young talented men and women in the programs that will be are leaders in the next few years. I would like to say thanks to the teachers and parents that still take the time to work with these kids so we can have these employees to be proud of.

[fox1]

Be sure and share your thoughts here with the young men you're talking about, if you haven't already. You probably have. That kind of praise goes a long way toward keeping them encouraged and motivated.

I believe in praising in public and discipline behind closed doors, they have no doubt that I'm proud of them. I flew out this morning but will be back at the end of the month when they are finishing and take them all to dinner.

[fox1]

Great thread, Fox1! Curious to know what type of project was involved; maybe some type of oil well containment?

It was a technical rigging project that mistakes are not allowed, one mistake while messing around with it would no doubt either lead to death or dismemberment .

[Bullseye07]

Yep, my nephew is another example of a good solid worker. The kid was helping me and his dad on remodel projects from the age of probably 10 or 12 and he's a hard worker. By the time he went off to A&M, he had experience in all phases of a construction project, from dirt work clear to final finish. He had a job working for a builder in College Station before he left our small town, and in his spare time, he mows lawns down there as well. He did an internship with Beck Construction in Austin this year, managing inspections and concrete pours on the a very large skyscraper. I couldn't be more proud of that boy if I tried. His dad played the largest role in making him who he is, obviously, but I like to think he learned a bit from me too..... and where did my brother and I get it? You guessed it, pops. That's where it all starts, good role models at home breed good kids, bad role models, well you get the idea.

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Who is your nephew? I'd be willing to bet that I have him in some of my COSC classes.

[tradtiger]

It was a technical rigging project that mistakes are not allowed, one mistake while messing around with it would no doubt either lead to death or dismemberment .

Yikes!
No pressure...

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[BonesandArrow]

I have a 14 year old daughter that has amazed my wife and I since she was in kindergarten. Her first year of school she became friends with two special needs kids at the school and stood up for one of them while in kindergarten. I wasn't surprised but I was proud. Last week one of her high school teachers invited all her kids to attend a special needs basketball game at a near by high school, the teacher adopted 4 special needs kids and cried as she invited her class. My daughter gathered up some friends and yesterday after soccer practice I dropped her and a friend off at the event. Both of her special needs friends she has grown up with since kindergarten were there and she went up to one of them and gave him a high five as he yelled her name like he always has and the other kid kept watching my daughter from the court as she played. I had to hold back the proud tears when I picked her up as she told me all about her special friends on the way home.

[fox1]

I have a 14 year old daughter that has amazed my wife and I since she was in kindergarten. Her first year of school she became friends with two special needs kids at the school and stood up for one of them while in kindergarten. I wasn't surprised but I was proud. Last week one of her high school teachers invited all her kids to attend a special needs basketball game at a near by high school, the teacher adopted 4 special needs kids and cried as she invited her class. My daughter gathered up some friends and yesterday after soccer practice I dropped her and a friend off at the event. Both of her special needs friends she has grown up with since kindergarten were there and she went up to one of them and gave him a high five as he yelled her name like he always has and the other kid kept watching my daughter from the court as she played. I had to hold back the proud tears when I picked her up as she told me all about her special friends on the way home.

That's strong medicine brother, congrats on an awesome daughter

[76aggie]

Thanks for your post fox1. With all of the negatives we hear about these youngsters, it is heartening to know there are those among their generation who will rise to the occasion when called upon to do so. My wife and I were very lucky. We had two go through A&M. When my son finished his military obligation, he went back to A&M and got his Executive MBA. Not to be outdone, our daughter went back and got her Masters from George Washington University. Both have good jobs and executive positions. I guess they knew our house did not have a basement, so they could not live there.

Obviously, you trained the young Project Manager well.

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[WItoTX]

I'm always seeing post about the newer generation and how they don't measure up, sometimes and in certain ways this may be true but not always.
I flew to Los Angeles on Wednesday to be present for a very difficult project that we are doing.
I turned this project over to a young Project Manager that I trained and I was confident in his abilitys but I had a lot on the line and wanted to be here in case something went wrong.
I watched a crew of young guys take a very difficult and very dangerous job and execute it from start to finish without any hiccups. They acted in a professional manner and worked their plan to a complete success.
Not only did they execute it but they had an audience that was huge and the client had all of there big wigs here to witness it. The safety guys where fluttering around waiting for someone to screw up, like I said it was dangerous and that means the spotlight was on this project. They represented this company like no other and I was proud of the way they reacted to the pressure.
All is not lost , there are still serious, dedicated young guys out ther coming up to kick us old timers to the sidelines and turn us into spectators.

Lol, us young people who do measure up are usually too busy working to tell our fellow millennials to shut up and get a job!

Glad to hear you have a good team.

[curtintex]

Great post Fox1. I have a similar experience. Some 23-28 year-olds that are redefining how we do business. They're smart, ambitious, technologically savvy and eager to learn. I'm glad you're having the same luck with them that I am.


I'll add....I do wish I could find the same ambition in young, English-speaking laborers. That seems to be a struggle to find now days.

[fox1]

Great post Fox1. I have a similar experience. Some 23-28 year-olds that are redefining how we do business. They're smart, ambitious, technologically savvy and eager to learn. I'm glad you're having the same luck with them that I am.


I'll add....I do wish I could find the same ambition in young, English-speaking laborers. That seems to be a struggle to find now days.

I have a new IT lady in our office who is barely old enough to drink but she is scary smart. She will walk in my office rattle off some stuff and all I can is shake my head and grin, I have no idea what she is talking about. I told her I wanted to build an app for the company and for her to look for an outside resource. She figured out in 3 days how to write the code and is working on a prototype of the app.

[Cajun shooter]

Great post here Fox1! I think this is a thread that is very much worth adding to.

All does seem pretty bleak and lost when we get most of our information from the media. "All is not lost"

I have five kids, my oldest daughter is married to a great guy. They have 3 kids and are doing a great job raising them in a church environment and they have taken over his dads home appraisel business and have been successfully running it for over a year now. His dad is super happy with the way they are handling and expanding the business.

My second daughter is divorced with 3 kids and, well she has been a different story. But I love the daylights out of her.

My third daughter is also married to a great guy (he and I are almost best friends) he has also done great in business and my daughter is an officer at a local bank and just keeps getting promoted. They have just announced to us she is pregnant for her first child.

My forth child, oldest son went into the Army (83nd Airborne) out of high school. Did one tour in Iraq and got out after a little over 4 years. Then started college, met a girl and got married. He then moved back to Houston with his wife, had his first child, graduated college, did a one year internship and now has been working for me for a little over year. I could not ask for a better work mate.

My youngest son is now a junior at TA&M and doing extremely well I fully expect the same from him as I've seen from the others.

There really is a lot to look forward to in this world you just have to know where to look.


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