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Reality Check For School Leavers

School children in many countries are sheltered from the reality of the working world outside. Even if they work during their youth, there are many laws that specify how much children should be paid per hour and in many cases, adults are fearful of taking advantage for fear of being brought up on child harassment charges. However, once you graduate, all bets are off. Here are some of the things that you will experience out in the real world:

No PrivilegeThis is not to say that all children lead cushy lives, but inside schools the seniors are expected to baby along the small ones joining primary schools etc. The younger students are excused on the grounds that they don’t know any better. Unfortunately in the real world, there are no special excuses for being younger and inexperienced. Your mistakes may be forgiven, but you will also be expected to learn from that and never make the same mistake twice. There will also be no molly coddling; you will bonk down with the rest of the crew in the portable mining camps Australia if you’re far away from the city and no one will give you the better bunk.

No Hand OutsWith rare exceptions, you will never get hand outs and free goods like you may have done during school. Teachers are encouraged to give second chances so that children learn from their mistakes. In the real world, you may get a second chance but it is never with a clean slate. If you’re the guy who mixes the wrong ratio of concrete mix in a civil construction job, then chances are you will never get that chance again, except with heavy supervision. This is because outside of school, these actions have real-life consequences. They cost money, time or even someone’s life. So you will never be given anything for free. You will have to hustle.

No Immediate RewardsYounger generations are coming out of a culture of constant gratification boosted by adoring parents and on-screen games that praise every baddie killed and every point earned. Not so in real life. If you expect your bosses to acknowledge every little task you’ve accomplished or every project you’ve completed, expect to be disappointed. In fact, most bosses only recognize the hard work you put in after several months of dedication or when you score some huge benefit for the company. If not, you’ll be left doing the job as best as you can because that is what is expected of you. For more information, please click here.portable-cabin