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SeeBass · 08-04-2011, 07:21 PM

As a person that is just shy of the boomers I can relate to your fustrations.
Its not easy and it takes time till you can get that great job and all the things you want. Just cause your parents told you that you were great it doesn't mean you are.
I think the gen y's and millennials had it easier than me as their parents had more cash than mine as our parents were a poor generation.

It takes some crappy years of paying a price of eating KD and Ichi Ban and slaving in a crappy diner for min wage plus tips. I can't even count how many long weekends I had to work double shifts and the boomers did it before me too. It seems like only the pretty ones get all of the good food jobs and make tons of tips and it is true.

I put in a lot of effort to finally have my cake and now it is the generation behind me to take a turn at trying to climb the ladder.

I used to worry about social sec and that it would be gone your discussions are nothing new and it will be there for me and for you to.

The boomers had the same worries as you guys it is an endless cycle.

Some of the older posters can back me up if there was a chat forum in the 80's we would have said the same thing.

08-04-2011, 07:21 PM	#11
SeeBass First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2009 Exp:	As a person that is just shy of the boomers I can relate to your fustrations. Its not easy and it takes time till you can get that great job and all the things you want. Just cause your parents told you that you were great it doesn't mean you are. I think the gen y's and millennials had it easier than me as their parents had more cash than mine as our parents were a poor generation. It takes some crappy years of paying a price of eating KD and Ichi Ban and slaving in a crappy diner for min wage plus tips. I can't even count how many long weekends I had to work double shifts and the boomers did it before me too. It seems like only the pretty ones get all of the good food jobs and make tons of tips and it is true. I put in a lot of effort to finally have my cake and now it is the generation behind me to take a turn at trying to climb the ladder. I used to worry about social sec and that it would be gone your discussions are nothing new and it will be there for me and for you to. The boomers had the same worries as you guys it is an endless cycle. Some of the older posters can back me up if there was a chat forum in the 80's we would have said the same thing. Last edited by SeeBass; 08-04-2011 at 07:25 PM.