Charlie. Mullins (founder of Mlike Pipeline Company, the largest pipeline company in London, England)
? They always feel that the country owes them and life should be given by the country?
There are 1 ten thousand young people in Britain who can't find jobs. It sounds scary, but I'm not surprised. I have worked in the catering industry for 16 years, and I have come to the conclusion that many young people in Britain just don't want to work. Of course, they talk about finding a job, they submit resumes and accept interviews; However, whenever there are difficulties, they are not interested. These young people always feel that the country owes them and life should be given by the country.
Over the years, I have interviewed many people and hired many young people. During the interview, they always show that they want to find a job very much, and they are even willing to go to hell for their work. But the fact is that it is much easier to teach foreigners English than to teach these children to work hard.
We often see young people in our country coming to interview in a sloppy way, smoking cigarettes and talking on the phone with friends. Many young people will bring their boyfriends or parents with them. They don't seem to care about the job. They just want me to sign a document to prove that they are looking for a job, but they are not hired, so that they can continue to receive their unemployment benefits with peace of mind.
Some young people even made some absurd demands directly. For example, a child told me that he can't work on Friday nights and Saturday mornings, because he goes out drinking with friends every Friday night and will have a hangover until Saturday. I also met a child who told me that it was too long to walk from home to work for half an hour.
That's it. Do you want me to hire them? I tried to persuade them to accept the job during the interview?
What is even more ridiculous is that during the interview, it was not the candidates who persuaded me to hire them, but I succeeded in persuading them to accept the job.
Since March this year, I have fired eight people because of their poor work attitude. One of the young men called the next day to say that he was ill and never showed up again. In addition, a girl has just worked for two weeks and said that she is not suitable for the job here, because the work made her miss the party with friends on Friday; There is another person trained by our food team, but she is not enterprising at all. She said she wanted to go back to the bar where she used to work because it would make her life easier.
Schools, parents and the state all have responsibilities. Why are we in such an awkward position?
Schools should bear some responsibilities. For example, they teach children media studies, but give them expectations of future work mistakes. You know, can? British idol? The number of people engaged in such projects is very limited. Sadly, many young people don't have much social experience, which is the responsibility of parents. As far as I know, many parents are as free, unconstrained and dependent on welfare as their children.
I gave a speech in a school recently. All the young people are listless, fooling around and whispering, while the parents nearby turn a blind eye and no one does anything for their children's rudeness. Of course, the state is also responsible. It is true that Britain is a welfare state, but in a welfare state, you can take money from the government without worrying about whether you have a job, which is absolutely wrong.
I recruited the best employees.
Of course, some people really want to work hard. I once interviewed a man who had a fever that day, but still kept his appointment on time. He was wearing a suit and tie, and I gave him a job as a waiter. Now, he has worked as a banquet project manager in a university. As you may have guessed, he is not English. Yes, he was born in Indonesia.
The best employee I recruited was a young Turk, who didn't speak English very well. He is full of enthusiasm, and I gave him a backstage job. For weeks, some British employees kept calling for leave or being late, and I asked him to work in a restaurant. He is very polite and friendly, and happily regards this job as an English study course twice a week. Now, he runs a bar at Dublin Airport.
Working here, I really want to give my job to the young people in my country, but it's like walking into a dead end. To change this situation, the first step is to let our young people know that for many people, unemployment is just a personal choice to avoid hard work, not an inevitable trap.
? I don't need them to have a degree. I need them to have the right work attitude?
Our company has 200 employees, the number of foreign employees has doubled in the past two years, and now it accounts for 20% of all employees. Most of them are from South Africa, engaged in plumbers or business enterprises, with an annual salary of 50,000 pounds (1 pound 10 yuan RMB) to 70,000 pounds; I also hire workers from Ireland, Italy, Australia and Spain to do administrative work.
Now I am forced to hire more and more foreign employees, because these people work harder than the British. The British always fantasize that they are football players and can't do a day. The younger generation of British people often come for interviews because they are guardians and they have no desire to work at all. who the hell are all these people？ Don't want to work? , not? Cann't work They believe that the state has the responsibility to ensure their livelihood.
Foreign-born employees often earn more than local employees because they are willing to work overtime and do more. However, many British people who come to interview have problems with their work attitude and are too demanding. British employees are too picky and don't work hard. Their demands for wages are also surprisingly high. Many young people who come for interviews have no work experience. Many of them have degrees, but I don't need them to have degrees. I need them to have the right work attitude.
Keith. Abel (Abel & Cole, founder of organic food distribution company)
? Many high-paying jobs start with low salaries?
Although I really want to hire some local young people, I have to hire some foreigners now. We need to get up early in this job, and the hourly salary is only 7 pounds. Young people in our country don't want to do it at all. They would rather receive unemployment benefits from the government. Now a considerable number of employees in the store come from Eastern Europe. The younger generation of British people are unwilling to start from the bottom when choosing jobs. But they ignore that many high-paying jobs start with low salaries. Young people nowadays don't want to do some manual labor. They think that kind of work is not decent. But do you know Terry, the boss of Tesco? Leahy started by sorting out the bookshelves. I am very willing to provide jobs for unemployed young people in Britain. If those young people are willing to work here, I'd be happy to interview them.
Generally speaking, the rising unemployment rate of young people in Britain is caused by the British economy and society on the one hand, and by young people themselves on the other. Dissatisfaction with wages has also kept the unemployment rate of young people in Britain rising to a certain extent.