The other day, I started reading a book that made me think a lot about how much our society has changed in the past several years. The book is titled “Incoming.” If you are a Biden/Harris fan, I don’t think you would enjoy this read. The book title has a subtitle – “On the Front Lines of the Left’s War on Truth.” It is authored by a journalist who believes the media has lost its way and has been shaped to slant stories toward a political narrative. It’s an interesting read, and the author provides the source information for every point she makes, so fact-based quotes and scenarios back her story.
As I read the book, I found myself realizing how much things have changed. The author of the book mentioned how much our labor force has changed. She said our youth have changed the hard-working work ethic into doing as little as necessary to remain employed, too many expect to be paid well for doing little and have an “entitlement” attitude about too many things.
I know this isn’t true about all younger Americans, but it’s becoming evident big changes are happening to our workforce. As an example, when I was young, and before I could drive, I never asked Mom or Dad for money. If I wanted something, I found a way to earn the money to buy what I wanted. Naturally, when I was young (pre-teen), my wants were small – maybe an ice cream sandwich or a bottle of pop (which is called soda in the South). I remember looking for pop bottles to take to Peter’s Market, where I was paid a nickel for every bottle. When I found enough bottles to earn enough money to make my purchase, I was done for that day. As I grew older, my wants/needs got bigger, so I found ways to make more money – mowing lawns and shoveling driveways – eventually, I started working jobs – most of the time, I had more than one job, and as many as three. The point is, I didn’t expect anyone to hand me anything. Today, it seems many of our youth prefer to go without, rather than work to earn what they want. I can tell you from experience that too many of our young Americans haven’t been schooled in the art of customer service.
Another point the book brings to light is that America is running out of vital employees like plumbers, electricians, and people to do other skilled labor jobs. This point is very evident where I now live. Florida (at least in our area) has a serious lack of doctors. The doctors here are booked solid, and wait time can be as much as six months for certain procedures, as well as our annual “wellness check.” Nothing new is the lack of nurses, which isn’t a new problem but seems to be growing worse. Part of the shortage here can be attributed to the fact that there are predominately “old” people here who require more doctor care.
I’m only about half done with the book, but what I’ve read so far confirms some changes I’ve noticed – changes that will need to be addressed before it’s too late.
Have A Good Week!
