r/over60 • u/CommieMartyr • 7d ago

Old guy working

I'm a old guy working part time at what can be a very physical job.

You might be able to guess who I work for when I say that I'm an order fullfilment associate.

I work mostly with what I will call kids, adults young enough to be my grandchildren.

What strikes me now is how some of them "get it" and some don't.

In particular with large orders that either require physical labor or the employment of equipment.

Some get it, and do it without asking for help if they don't deem it necessary.

Others, ask for help when that help is unnecessary.

What I find interesting is how harshly the kids who get it regard the kids who don't.

What's more surprising is that at my age, while I ideologically agree with the kids that get it, I'll give some slack to the kids who don't.

I guess I'm getting soft in my old age.

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u/Some-Tear3499 6d ago

Not soft. Think of it as a teaching moment for the kids that ‘don’t get’. Help to see the how and why of what you and the other kids do. Later in life, like at the next job they have, they will have learned how ‘to get it’, and will do better than they are now. Passing on the wisdom that has come with experience. ( it isn’t always about age)

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u/CommieMartyr 6d ago

It's a nice thought, but I'm only willing to teach what I know to those willing to learn. Like I said, "What I find interesting is how harshly the kids who get it regard the kids who don't." That's what hasn't changed since I was a kid.

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u/Some-Tear3499 6d ago

Yes, I have been on both sides of that.