Thursday 8 March 2012

The Youth of Today

Turning 35 next month, almost hitting the year mark of when dad passed away and finally be on the home straight in terms of selling his flat, I have been reflecting a hell of a lot. Actually maybe a bit too much. 

The inspiration for this post is that why are the young people I am working with making me exceptionally grumpy.  Is it their youthful overzealous enthusiasm, lack of appreciating that they have no experience and failure to see that they are spouting absolute drivel or a combination of everything.  

Maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy but actually I don't think it's that.  I love ideas and different approaches but at the right time.  Deviating from the brief when something really must be out of the door quickly is just plain annoying.  I guess as it is someone like me having to scramble around at 9 in the evening trying to fix things that should have been done in the first place is just a pain.  

The drive at work seems to be to get more and more youth on board. In these harsh times having very few safeguards, experience and industry knowledge as part of the team puts us in danger of heading for a fall.  I made my thoughts known on this today and will continue to do so. 

Aside from that work is going well and even though I didn't get the job.  I am happy. Will just have to wait and see what happens when whoever my new boss is starts. Fingers crossed he or she won't be a pleb.