But this subspecies has been redeemed in my eyes by a few fine upstanding examples.
I have come across people in their early 20's seriously asking why I think they couldn't do my job. The simple answer is 15 years experience and training. With 2 old ladies barking that at her, I think she kinda got the hint.
They have an attitude where they give the impression that they know everything and can do anything. An esteemed colleague of mine in his 70's to this day lives by the rule that there is always more to learn. I agree and these youngans have cost time and money at work because they were unwilling to admit their inexperience. They take on roles that they are not familiar with and get surprised when its not quite what they expected and that its actually hard work.
I do admire the enthusiasm. I was like that once too but there is a difference between enthusiasm and naive enthusiasm. I get enthusiastic but I know what I am getting into because I have the life experience to ask the right questions. though I like to consider myself spontaneous - have I just contradicted myself?
Anyway, I digress. Let me tell you about the good ones. I have recently met a string of lovely young people studying and traveling through renting out my spare room. I have 20yo nursing students from Country NSW, a young swiss boy and an Austrian girl. They are all very polite and friendly, they take responsibility for themselves and they listen to my advice. AND they don't make me want to roll my eyes and throw my arms up in frustration. I actually have proper and interesting conversations with them (with the exception of the happenings of Big Brother).
There are still a lot of annoying ones out there, maybe it has something to do with youths from Aussie cities Vs other towns and countries. Who knows, Maybe some people are just idiots and they can come from anywhere in the world and I have been lucky.
And what is up with hashtags??? Once the least used button on any telephone and now entire status update are written with only a # punctuating it.
Check this skit - Funny
Hashtag skit - Jimmy Fallon & JT
