[cripplecreek]

As a factory foreman a decade ago I saw this problem.

Too many of the new hires were just plain worthless and the more educated they were the worse they were. I had college grads come in and all but announce that they would be working in the front office or engineering lab within a week. Most didn’t last a week because they assumed that they could come to work when they felt like it.

One of the old timers said that people my age were a pain in the butt when we started but we actually understood that were were there to do the job we were hired for and that the boss was in charge.

[Ellendra]

I had college grads come in and all but announce that they would be working in the front office or engineering lab within a week.

At the place I work at we sometimes get people doing that. If they put a time on it like that, they usually don't last. But, if they say "I want to become a trainer" or "I want to move into Accounting" then we (I'm a training coach) make a note of it, then watch them. If they're willing to put the work in, show up on time, respond well to correction, etc, my company is really good about promoting people.

Sometimes ambition can be a promising sign in a new hire, but they've got to be able to back that up with something other than arrogance.