Don't Wait
As an "older American", I am used to giving sage advise to the younger generations. I'm a flight instructor as well, and I get these kids with "shiny jet syndrome" wanting to learn to fly so they can ...
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jplante4 wrote:
I was in software engineering for 35 years and saw the kids come in with the barest minimum of training making almost as much as me (the hiring manager), drinking $6 cups of coffee and standing in line to pay $700 for the latest iPhone. Just throwing money away on nothing. Virtual reality, User Experiences. This is the generation that's really in trouble. As soon as the shine wears off their apple (pun intended), they won't have a clue how to recover.
They don't see any further than their phone. If there was an app that they could watch to go the places we've seen, that would satisfy them. Nose stuck in the phone; a poor excuse for life.
It's funny, but I know a lot of older folks who do the same thing. They have to have the newest, shiniest, name brand, "status symbol". Some have the money to afford it, but others just can't resist buying that new toy regardless of finances.
