Love Bill Gates or hate him…he sure hit the nail on the head when he recently gave a speech at a high school graduation.
Here are 11 job advice rules your teens are NOT learning in school:
Rule 1: Life is not fair, get used to it!
Life isn’t especially fair at work. Some work harder than others for less pay…some work less for more pay.
Rule 2: The world doesn’t care about your self-esteem.
Neither does your boss. He wants the job done, and done well.
Rule 3: You will NOT earn $60,000 a year right out of high school. Or become a vice president outside of college.
If you don’t believe me, ask any recent graduate.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you have a boss.
Or unpleasant coworkers you’re stuck working 8 hours a day with.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not below your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for flipping burgers; They called it opportunity.
I think all teenagers should be required to work in a fast food restaurant. They will learn the meaning of hard work and be motivated to continue their education!
Rule 6: If you’re wrong, it’s not your parents’ fault. So don’t complain about your mistakes, learn from them.
The best thing you can do for your children is to let them make their own mistakes. And don’t make excuses for them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now.
They became like that by paying your bills, doing laundry, and listening to you talk about how great you are.
Rule 8: Your school may have eliminated the winners and losers, but life HAS NOT.
In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and will give you AS MANY TIMES as you want to get the correct answer. This bears not the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
There’s no extra credit at work if you screw up something. And if you don’t do your job, they’ll fire you.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t have summers free and
few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that in your own time.
There is also no spring break. You’ll be lucky if you get 2 weeks of paid vacation.
Rule 10: TV is NOT real life. In real life, people have to leave the coffee shop and go to work.
And you won’t be able to surf the Internet or listen to your iPod either.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. You will most likely end up working for one.
Your boss doesn’t care if you were popular in high school. No one does.
If you agree to these rules… pass it on. If you can read these rules… THANKS to a teacher!