So Your Parents Told You.....

Stiffler2

.....to stay in school, get good results in the Leaving Cert.
Go to College / UNI and get yourself a degree and then you can earn thegood monies.

Well in this day & age I must say I think this is boll!x now.
Thanks Parents !!!!! humph.

Here's what I'll be telling my kids :

1) Leave school at 14 / 15
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers.

If they can't get into the public sector or politics or a bank then just stay on the dole, it's not worth it.

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?


*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.

Degag

Stiffler2 wrote: »

.....to stay in school, get good results in the Leaving Cert.
Go to College / UNI and get yourself a degree and then you can earn thegood monies.

Well in this day & age I must say I think this is boll!x now.
Thanks Parents !!!!! humph.

Here's what I'll be telling my kids :

1) Leave school at 14 / 15
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers.

If they can't get into the public sector or politics or a bank then just stay on the dole, it's not worth it.

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?


*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.

That is terrible advice to give a child.

maximoose

I hope you're sterilized before you get the chance.

Stiffler2

Degag wrote: »

That is terrible advice to give a child.

Ye - terribly true

Duggy747

If I listened to my family I would've been miserable stuck in a job I didn't like.

All for the sake of having a job, fùck what you want to do in life and all that....

Well hung

Stiffler2 wrote: »

.....to stay in school, get good results in the Leaving Cert.
Go to College / UNI and get yourself a degree and then you can earn thegood monies.

Well in this day & age I must say I think this is boll!x now.
Thanks Parents !!!!! humph.

Here's what I'll be telling my kids :

1) Leave school at 14 / 15
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers.

If they can't get into the public sector or politics or a bank then just stay on the dole, it's not worth it.

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?


*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.

Your kids are F**ked.

Frank Black

OP, it would be a crime against humanity for you to not have children - your genes need to be passed onto the next generation.

chin_grin

Stiffler2 wrote: »

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1) Leave school at 14 / 15 (no sense because....)
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18 (......what are they doing for the three/four years they're out of school? May as well complete their education if that's your attitude.)
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers. (Veiled slag at the "sector". Well done).

If they can't get into the public sector or politics or a bank then just stay on the dole, it's not worth it.

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?


*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.(These were called entrepreneurs. Just because you drop out of school early doesn't mean that you're suddenly going to be a genius. Many have gone the other way and aren't on any lists).

See above.

Yakult

What will your son do between 14/15 and 18? Scratch he's recently dropped balls and play the latest Call Of Duty?

MagicSean

I completed a four year degree before joining the public sector and it has been a great benefit to my work, my pay and my promotion chances.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Stiffler2 wrote: »

.....to stay in school, get good results in the Leaving Cert.
Go to College / UNI and get yourself a degree and then you can earn thegood monies.

Well in this day & age I must say I think this is boll!x now.
Thanks Parents !!!!! humph.

Here's what I'll be telling my kids :

1) Leave school at 14 / 15
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers.

If they can't get into the public sector or politics or a bank then just stay on the dole, it's not worth it.

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?


*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.

Son, you need to accept not everything in life will just be handed to you. Your parents tried their best in giving you advice and supporting you. It's not fair to blame them because it all hasn't panned out according to plan. Stop your whining. Stop it. Stop. Stop your whining. You're acting like a child. Stop that. Stop. Do not procreate, you don't know what you're doing and stop whinging.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Stop.

Logical Fallacy

Stiffler2 wrote: »

*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.

Yeah, i love seeing people listing off names and failing to appreciate that those folk had idea's and the drive to see them through.

I'm being generous referring two names as a list, i know.

CardBordWindow

Never play leapfrog with a unicorn!

Yakult

Beatrice Orange Scratch wrote: »

Stop. It's hammertime!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo

bijapos

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Here's what I'll be telling my kids :

1) Leave school at 14 / 15
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers.
4) Stay the fcuk off boards.ie and do something useful with the day.

If they can't get into the public sector or politics or a bank then just stay on the dole, it's not worth it.

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?


*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.

If you want more names just head down to the local dole queue, there's plenty of them there.

Agricola

Yakult wrote: »

What will your son do between 14/15 and 18? Scratch he's recently dropped balls and play the latest Call Of Duty?

Id personally steer him towards the latest Elder Scrolls. Ive found them to be a far better time sink. Will set him up nicely for a life on the scratch!

Stiffler2

Meh, it is at it is so to speak.
It's all your ( our ) fault as a people I suppose.

that's the best advice I can honestly come up with in this day & age.

Work hard and you'll get nothing
sit back & profit

am I lying ? I don't think so.

I left school at 15.


Had a good LC already by then though :pac:

Sunnyisland

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Meh, it is at it is so to speak.
It's all your ( our ) fault as a people I suppose.

that's the best advice I can honestly come up with in this day & age.

Work hard and you'll get nothing
sit back & profit

am I lying ? I don't think so.

Explain this

DaveNoCheese

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Meh, it is at it is so to speak.
It's all your ( our ) fault as a people I suppose.

that's the best advice I can honestly come up with in this day & age.

Work hard and you'll get nothing
sit back & profit

am I lying ? I don't think so.

Are you lying? Hard to say.
Are you clueless?? Most definitely!!

tony 2 tone

Bill Gates didn't leave school early, he went to Harvard. So not a drop out. Plus he had well off parents which helps a bit.

28064212

Stiffler2 wrote: »

*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates

Lol, Bill Gates left Harvard early, after getting a score of 1590 in the SATs (about 590 in Leaving Cert terms), to form a business. Not exactly dropping out to go on the dole.

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Richard Branson

Yeah, another immensely talented person. His academic career suffered because of undiagnosed dyslexia.

I don't think you could possibly have picked two worse examples, but thanks for playing all the same

ash23

Stiffler2 wrote: »

1) Leave school at 14 / 15
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers.

Ummm, I don't think that dropping out of school and spending years on the dole is very conducive to getting a job in the public sector/politics/financial sector.
They tend to like people with education and experience.

Gurgle

Stiffler2 wrote: »

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?

.....to stay in school, get good results in the Leaving Cert.
Go to College / UNI and get yourself a degree

It worked for my parents, me, my wife, my friends, my siblings.
Don't see why it wouldn't work for my kids.

Stiffler2

realies wrote: »

Explain this

Women getting pregnant and claiming a free house out of which I have to work for 40 yrs to pay for.

Then saying their partners are living elsewhere when they're not and they're claiming the dole as well.

They have more spending money than ppl that work so hell ye.
Message to Kids.

Look at person A who works hard & pays for everything and is miserable
now
Look at person B who gets everything handed to them


hmmmmm - I wonder which one I'll choose.
hmmmm

this is basically the USA, the middle class pays for EVERYTHING.

So if you're not born into upperclass you should look at downgrading to lower class.

Don't try and make something of yourself, you'll just get walked all over.

chin_grin

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Women getting pregnant and claiming a free house out of which I have to work for 40 yrs to pay for.

Then saying their partners are living elsewhere when they're not and they're claiming the dole as well.

They have more spending money than ppl that work so hell ye.
Message to Kids.

Look at person A who works hard & pays for everything and is miserable
now
Look at person B who gets everything handed to them


hmmmmm - I wonder which one I'll choose.
hmmmm

this is basically the USA, the middle class pays for EVERYTHING.

So if you're not born into upperclass you should look at downgrading to lower class.

Don't try and make something of yourself, you'll just get walked all over.

You should have this on a placard.

Stiffler2

chin_grin wrote: »

You should have this on a placard.

What's that ?

Shenshen

Stiffler2 wrote: »

.....to stay in school, get good results in the Leaving Cert.
Go to College / UNI and get yourself a degree and then you can earn thegood monies.

Well in this day & age I must say I think this is boll!x now.
Thanks Parents !!!!! humph.

Here's what I'll be telling my kids :

1) Leave school at 14 / 15
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers.

If they can't get into the public sector or politics or a bank then just stay on the dole, it's not worth it.

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?


*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.

Mine told me that, I followed their advise and I make a decent living.
Maybe you should have tried a bit harder?

ash23

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Women getting pregnant and claiming a free house out of which I have to work for 40 yrs to pay for.

Oh how original....slate the single mothers :rolleyes:

cloud493

You are one depressing ****er.

Stiffler2

cloud493 wrote: »

You are one depressing ****er.

Ye well it's your fault, and everyone else that can cast a vote

cena

bluewolf wrote: »

I left school at 15.


Had a good LC already by then though :pac:

so You did the lc at the age of 15 or am i reading it wrong

seanmc1980

lol you have some chip on your shoulder there!

anyone i know who has worked hard and not expected things to be handed to them and went above and beyond their role have become a success in thier lives (work wise)
anyone, and i include you in this, that expect to be handed a job, handed promotions and pay rises will end up in the same dead end job for life blaming everyone else for the short coming and failings,

buck up your idea man. if you happy to get hand outs from the gov, do it. its not as rosey as you think!

niamhx

Stiffler2 wrote: »

.....to stay in school, get good results in the Leaving Cert.
Go to College / UNI and get yourself a degree and then you can earn thegood monies.

Well in this day & age I must say I think this is boll!x now.
Thanks Parents !!!!! humph.

Here's what I'll be telling my kids :

1) Leave school at 14 / 15
2) Start Claiming Dole as soon as you hit 18
3) Get a foot in the door in either politics or the public sector or work in a bank, that's where all the money is. Everyone with their degree is sitting at home twiddling their thumbs earning less than bus drivers.

If they can't get into the public sector or politics or a bank then just stay on the dole, it's not worth it.

So what will you be telling your kids if you want them to make the monies ?


*Note - People that dropped out of school early :

Bill Gates
Richard Branson
many more, can't think of them right now.

Not to play with your kids !!

Haelium

It's not all about money. If you go into a career for money, you will fail.

Dubchild

I will be telling mine if and when the time comes...Try and get the most out of your school and education days. You don't want to be going back to adult education when you can put in the effort and time now. Learn to read and write well and to spell very well especially. Nothing as bad as silly spelling mistakes. Having the leaving cert is a big bonus as most jobs require you to have it. Decide firmly on what you would like to work at and earn a living on and if you can afford it go to a college to get you closer to that good earning job in what you'd love to be doing. If you don't go to college then courses or work experience in the field you want. At the moment jobs are scarce but atleast with the leaving cert under ur belt and work experience in the jobs ur hoping for u'll have a far better chance than anyone who hasn't these and of eventually getting the right job for you.

Stiffler2

seanmc1980 wrote: »

lol you have some chip on your shoulder there!

anyone i know who has worked hard and not expected things to be handed to them and went above and beyond their role have become a success in thier lives (work wise)
anyone, and i include you in this, that expect to be handed a job, handed promotions and pay rises will end up in the same dead end job for life blaming everyone else for the short coming and failings,

buck up your idea man. if you happy to get hand outs from the gov, do it. its not as rosey as you think!

tbh I think you're being a tad unfair there since you don't know my up bringing or how hard I work. I don't expect to be handed anything, that's the problem here.

I've worked hard for everything I own while I watch other people getting handed stuff like property and money for free.

that's why I'm so annoyed here.

I think it's sad what the Irish we have done to ourselves and we are to blame.

chin_grin

Dubchild wrote: »

I will be telling mine if and when the time comes...Try and get the most out of your school and education days. You don't want to be going back to adult education when you can put in the effort and time now.

Learn to read and write well and to spell very well especially. Nothing as bad as silly spelling mistakes. Having the leaving cert is a big bonus as most jobs require you to have it. Decide firmly on what you would like to work at and earn a living on and if you can afford it go to a college to get you closer to that good earning job in what you'd love to be doing. If you don't go to college then courses or work experience in the field you want.

At the moment jobs are scarce but atleast with the leaving cert under ur belt and work experience in the jobs ur hoping for u'll have a far better chance than anyone who hasn't these and of eventually getting the right job for you.

At last! The voice of reason.


(Paragraphed for those who'd complain "tl;dr". Actually no, f*ck that. Paragraphed because of my ocd :pac:).

El Weirdo

OP has clearly taken his own advice.

I don't believe anyone with education could possibly spout such shite.

Sykk

Youtube video sums the OP up..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQpXybTnGVg

TL;DR: We've created a bunch of self entitled monsters.

PS: "Having a degree and twiddling thumbs"... Degree doesn't = $$$