[AT] Digging

[Robert Brooks]

Dean;

I was hoping my 2 would out grow that stage by the time they were 
teenagers, sounds like it might take longer.

Bob


At 08:46 AM 3/16/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Robinson wrote:
>
>>     The last 6 months or so has been a real education and an eye opener 
>> for him. Since they put him in charge of one of the crews he keeps 
>> talking about how he just doesn't understand why the guys are so bad 
>> about anticipating the next thing needed on the job. All but one of his 
>> crew has been there long enough to know what needs to be done next but 
>> won't do it until they are told.
>
>Every job I've ever had, and now pretty much every day as my kids start 
>heading into teenage years, I see that same thing.  (I suppose my dad saw 
>it a time or two with me and my brothers, now that I think of it.) I can't 
>understand why people don't recognize how much better off they'd be by 
>taking some real initiative and responsibility.  My 11-year-old is getting 
>it, but the older ones are still stuck on "minimum effort, maximum 
>complaining about what they don't get."
>
>Dean Vinson  --  Dayton Ohio
><http://my.voyager.net/~vinsond/>
>
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Bob Brooks
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Elmo 1948 Cub
Rock Tavern, NY

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy 
enough people to make it worth the effort."
- Herm Albright
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