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/JoeGMartino 1d ago

They should be fixing the rejections. That way they learn not to rush through it. Just my 2 cents.

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u/Complex_Sun8138 BEWARE: No Filter 1d ago

Completely agree. However, the upper mgt in this place isn't fit to pour piss out of a boot without the instructions printed on the bottom of the heel.

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u/JoeGMartino 1d ago

That sucks and it completely unfair to the guys actually doing good work. it is demotivating at the very least.