I've been welding 8 years. In this career ive noticed a few things. The 50 to 65 yr old men in the industry all share the same feats. Battered, beaten, broken with a sense of bitterness about everything. Im a millennial although I was raised borderline if that makes sense (old soul). Just wanted some input on a few highlights as I feel they are important. This group always seems to cry, complain, and worry about everything news, work, and politic related and they disagree with anything that doesn't match their mindset.

1. Politics - always outraged about how things are but get mad at the millennial gen or the z's when most of us didn't vote for any of the candidates. They created the world we live in not us. They bash us as if we had everything to do with it. Clinton, Bush, Obama we didn't vote cuz we couldn't? So why do we get blamed?

2. Music taste - it's always turn of the thumping, or screaming shit I can't stand it. Hmm maybe because you don't listen? I feel this generation never really listened and felt music. Never vibed, or enjoyed anything. 90% of the music i play has serious meaning or truth to it. Some biblical, some life, some street lessons. They'd rather listen to shit from 50 yrs ago than to give something new a chance? I'm all for the old blues, country, rock, and even classical but how can one person listen to the same shit over and over and over for their entire life.

3. Work - i have an alternative mindset close to quiet quitting when it comes to work. I do what my job consists of and what's expected of me. Nothing more. Nothing less. I do the best I can with what I have for the day. I have pride in my work and I take things seriously. I'm not gonna kill myself for a quota/deadline to be meat if all I receive at the end of the week is a paycheck no bigger than last week. But these guys they killed theirselves everywhere they worked, throwing away family, personal growth, enjoyment in themselves, just to end up almost retiring with no goals met, and barely any physical or mental health still existing. They worked 7 days a week, never taking a day off, and brag about being late 5 times in their 30 yrs of working. It's dumb to me. To work like that and never enjoy yourself. I've chosen to be late because I chose to stay up with my kids, or take them to school. I feel this generation missed out on alot.

I don't speak of all so don't be offended. This is just a discussion. All inputs welcome 🙏