Hiring young people – reasons for them to be after money
I was reading Ramit Sethi’s post about his first book – Recruit or Die: How Any Business Can Beat the Big Guys in the War for Young Talent, and found some interesting insights. I have been blaming today’s young graduates for running after money and material things. I found some reasons why they do this.
- They feel guilty. They feel guilty that their parents invested a lot of money on their education. And to make up for that, they need to make money fast.
- They measure their worth by comparing how much they earn with their peers – especially classmates.
- They want prestigious corporate careers and quickly move through jobs to reach there.
All this makes me wonder, just when will we start living our own lives???
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I’ve decided that I’d rather earn less but have more free time. I can earn lots of money, but that would involve me staying late working, being more stressed out etc.
Leafnode
10 Aug 07 at 2:05 pm
..I am the exact opposite…The only real reason to work is for money… Would you still do your job if it was unpaid?
not I
11 Aug 07 at 1:37 am
Also, people offer respect to money, and respect is a most desirable quantity. Think about who makes the headlines, and why.
I have a life outside of work. I work to earn money. I am perfectly willing to work long hours, but I demand my playtime too.
I like my work, but now work is no longer life.
Devdas Bhagat
11 Aug 07 at 6:18 pm
People don’t respect money, they fear!! Do you respect Billy Gates or your local corrupted politicians?
Kartik Mistry
13 Aug 07 at 10:40 am
People don’t respect money ??? People can’t live without money. One can always think for his/her career and now a days career is directly proportional to money. other professional/personal/technical things you can learn by your self, if you have willingness to learn.
Nilesh
22 Aug 07 at 11:39 am
it’s more of fulfilling their “wants” than their “needs”.
it’s the “brand identity” that they want to create for themselves rather a status symbol..flaunting more earns them more respect and status symbol.. they’ll learn someday that life is not that.. they’ll learn the hard way..
to you..
you write well..
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stained
22 Aug 07 at 2:18 pm