well... they were discussions on the radio on why is this tragic thing happening... what has happened to the younger generations and all ... and personally i think its tragic ... and of course everyone is to take responsibility on this ... I dont feel that its 100% their fault that they have this mentality ... I think they should have the brains to think outside the box and realize that reality is the most cruel thing you can ever imagine ...
lets look at the factors
Amongst the reason discussed was that they are spoilt by the parents... to a certain extent this is very true ... these days the children tend to be more pampered and thus allowing them to do things that were seemed unimaginable many years back i.e. being a bump at home ... haha ... well... if you look at the ratio of children these days and also the quality of life ... you'll notice that most families these days are relative small in size ... with 2 to 3 kids. And parents these days can afford to "keep" one or two unemployed kids at home ... they do not need their children to bring money home.
Then there is education factor. Having a graduate degree these days is no more a big deal. Jobs that can bo done by someone with high school education, now require a graudate degree. In this sense, perhaps there is a certain degree of pride involve. Like I said... reality may not be as great as everyone has hoped it would be.
To make it worst, there is the exposure to loads of information provided by the internet ... you see cases where graduates earning millions through it or home based businesses.. Bill Gates didnt even graudate and yet he's one of the riches man in the world, creaters of Yahoo!, Google and Facebook are all billionaires in their 20s. I mean they are idols in this information age. Thus everyone wants to be like them... and like all cases they fail to see the millions of people who had failed miserably walking the same type of route ... Having ambition is a good thing ... I'm an ambitious person myself but ambition and ignorance are difficult to differentiate ... everyone wants to get rich fast... everyone wants to retire young... but bare in mind that there is only 1 Bill Gates ... what will happen to the remaining 399,999? and he is still working eventhough he doesn't need to ...
Of course this is not a Malaysian problem, other countries also have this issue. Countries like Japan, Korea and Hong Kong have been having these issues for many years. Younger generations prefer a more laid back lifestyle as compared to the working hectic life we are having now. However, they smart enough to realize that work is important. They may fancy the laidback life but also they work part time or free lance jobs for extra income. In terms of being ambitious they may not be all that great but at least they are contributing to the economy.
The solution? Well, there is no fool proof solution I guess. Its not that the country cannot provide jobs but its the workforce that are refusing to take up the job. It would take extreme factors like parents kicking out their children.. haha... not many things will make them change their mentality and contribute to the work force.
So don't start complaining when you see the numbers of foreign workers increasing cause somebody has to do the job. Somebody has to contribute to the economy and move the chain of workforces, that in return provide jobs for their parents who then provide food on their table. Something which they may think falls from the sky
