duderino84
2nd Level Orange Feather
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I'm not going to make a lot of broad generalizations but I'll try to tell it how I see it.
My generation, Y, is the "one chance" generation. You live once, yolo, you have one career, you have one record that's always used for/against you with employers. I screwed up in college and followed my major passion, music. Five years later, I've went to college again to try to become an IT. I take all the classes, straight A's (almost fuckin A's! Lol), I try to take the next step. A+ certification (compTIA, mind you). The test is already looking for the experienced tech. The prior classes I took, the study book I purchased and read thoroughly? Means nill. Obsolete within months. You try to get a job, if you don't have that piece of paper, you're done. No training opportunities. And I'm mostly decent, but I just lack the experience to get the extra mile.
A best friend of mine majored in IT, sometimes I wonder if he knows what a computer is, judging from how his runs. But he took the maths, got a degree, etc. and his local library picked him up and showed him the rest to get him going.
My mom, on the other hand, went to college, got a business degree, had a child, worked as a grocery clerk and played weddings to get by. Ended up with my dad (veteran, enough said) through work, things were fine. There were a couple wrong turns along the way but they are both healthy and wealthy. "Raises" are regular to them. My job right now I barely got one on three years working there. They always act like I'm entitled to it. To what though? Why? Because I've been there? That's not enough for me, even if I do want more.
My brother, he's generation x. Went to college, got an IT job, had plenty of field experience, got an A+ no sweat (earlier version easier I guess). Now? Works server and business software sales. Ended up with a home, wife, etc.
Entitlement? No. I just wanna stop seeing the brick walls in front of me.
My generation, Y, is the "one chance" generation. You live once, yolo, you have one career, you have one record that's always used for/against you with employers. I screwed up in college and followed my major passion, music. Five years later, I've went to college again to try to become an IT. I take all the classes, straight A's (almost fuckin A's! Lol), I try to take the next step. A+ certification (compTIA, mind you). The test is already looking for the experienced tech. The prior classes I took, the study book I purchased and read thoroughly? Means nill. Obsolete within months. You try to get a job, if you don't have that piece of paper, you're done. No training opportunities. And I'm mostly decent, but I just lack the experience to get the extra mile.
A best friend of mine majored in IT, sometimes I wonder if he knows what a computer is, judging from how his runs. But he took the maths, got a degree, etc. and his local library picked him up and showed him the rest to get him going.
My mom, on the other hand, went to college, got a business degree, had a child, worked as a grocery clerk and played weddings to get by. Ended up with my dad (veteran, enough said) through work, things were fine. There were a couple wrong turns along the way but they are both healthy and wealthy. "Raises" are regular to them. My job right now I barely got one on three years working there. They always act like I'm entitled to it. To what though? Why? Because I've been there? That's not enough for me, even if I do want more.
My brother, he's generation x. Went to college, got an IT job, had plenty of field experience, got an A+ no sweat (earlier version easier I guess). Now? Works server and business software sales. Ended up with a home, wife, etc.
Entitlement? No. I just wanna stop seeing the brick walls in front of me.
