Over the years, my brother has mentored struggling new young employees to the point of "getting it." His capstone, closer speech is now something like, "Yeah, it's a pain in the neck to do it that way, but that is how the job is set up here. It's called work. You do it how they want and are reasonably good at it, and they give you a paycheck every couple of weeks, with stock options, retirement match, pay raises, and an annual bonus. You dress better, get a nice car, get married, buy a house, have kids, save and invest, and eventually you retire with a million or two in cash and stock and other assets -- you may even retire years early or go somewhere else and do even better. How's that for a life purpose -- having a good life for yourself and your family."
My brother has seen superficially unpromising kids as new employees shape up and quickly become solid, reliable workers and genuinely good people. And some have even asked him, quietly, by the way, "What do you think about who to vote for this year?"
Thanks for the positive news.