Brenda Barnes’s Wisdom, and Our Anti-Parent Workplace

I feel like most of the issues stem from lack of self-respect. People THINK they can't get a new job so they don't. They THINK they can't do better for themselves and their family so they don't. They stick it out, wait for retirement, and die 5 years later.

And that's terrible.

I come from an unusual background. I didn't finish college. Neither did my wife.

But when we started a family and realized what we had wasn't going to work; we changed it for ourselves and our family.

I mean, when the alternative solution is death and despair, why aren't more people doing something for themselves?

Every time I was in a position where I felt taken advantage of, or not compensated enough for who I am or what I do, I moved on to (hopefully) bigger and better.

Work is work and it should remain that way. Too many people are trying to build their careers on hopes and dreams of what they always wanted to be, but the pool isn't that big and not everyone is invited to it. When you make sacrifices for the thing you always wanted, you initially ignore the extra hours it takes, the less money it makes, and the lack of respect it may have for you.

I can't understand why people aren't adopting the mentality of Baby Boomer's had with "work" and "career", this new Millennial way obviously isn't working.

Kudos to Brenda's daughter, for changing things for herself and her family.