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To: Olog-hai
I think this has less to do with schools and more to do with “gentle parenting.”

In the corporate world, I noticed a definite change around the mid to late 2000s. For the first time in my career, we would interview entry level candidates in their mid-20s with top academic credentials from top graduate schools … who had never been employed at any time in their lives. These were the employees who had the most difficult time getting acclimated to a work environment.

For the life of me, I can’t imagine how someone can reach the age of 25 without ever holding a job.

38 posted on 01/13/2026 4:26:28 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
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To: Alberta's Child

“For the life of me, I can’t imagine how someone can reach the age of 25 without ever holding a job.”

A big part of that problem is the minimum wage.


75 posted on 01/13/2026 6:14:10 AM PST by FrogMom (Time marches on....)
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To: Alberta's Child
I think this has less to do with schools and more to do with “gentle parenting.”

Agree, parents afraid to be parents.

89 posted on 01/13/2026 7:31:51 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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