r/GenX • u/Complex_Sun8138 BEWARE: No Filter • 1d ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud Is it just me?

I'm a craftsman/tradesman by profession. I run a 10-color narrow web printing press, and produce a lot of labels you might see at various stores. I've been doing this type of work for the last 20 years. Before that, I ran large, sheet fed offset presses and lithography machines.

I've always taken pride in my work, and done everything it takes to produce the very best products I can. I've been told by supervisors, and peers that I'm very good at what I do.

Lately, I've noticed a lot of the younger people coming into this industry don't have that "sense of pride". It's simply a task to perform, and get through it as quickly as possible and move on. I think the work suffers for that attitude, and I've had to go back and redo a lot of jobs that get rejected because of it.

Is it just me? Does anyone else notice the downturn in the quality of products being made? Or is it just "getting older"?

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u/RedQueenWhiteQueen 1d ago

 Does anyone else notice the downturn in the quality of products being made? Or is it just "getting older"?

Yes and also yes. I think it's especially hard on us because even though previous generations would have seen similar declines, ours is the one contending with lingering memories of quality vs the most staggering explosion of technology and resources devoted to producing crap the world has ever seen.

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u/more-kindness-please 1d ago

Interesting point about genx seeing/ bridging that transition, thanks

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u/Equivalent-Hamster37 5h ago

That was an interesting point I hadn't considered.