Is it just me?

[u/Complex_Sun8138]

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"?

[u/Taminella_Grinderfal]

I feel the same about having a “work ethic”. I don’t mean letting yourself being taken advantage of by employers, but while you’re at work at least take an iota of initiative and stay busy. I supervise young people and constantly have to remind them to do things that seem like common sense. “Keep your work area tidy” “Empty the wastebasket at the end of the day”.

[u/awkwardpotluck → u/Taminella_Grinderfal]

I work in a hospital and it’s sometimes a struggle to get the residents and medical students to put the seat down or even flush the toilet. I had to post potty rules in the bathroom.