In business, just about everyone knows that time is money.  Being punctual can mean the difference between keeping a job or losing it.  Face it, there simply are jobs where time is of the essence.  Many of the “generation me” folks don’t seem to accept today’s business world.  They want to show up for work when they feel like it, and leave when they feel like it.  And if they bother to show up for work, they often don’t want to actually work; they want to socialize instead. 

Just the thought of these people running the world in about thirty years is frightening!  They are too much into instant gratification.  They don’t want to stand in line and wait their turn for anything, ever.  I think that one of the things that the schools should be teaching kids in high school is the value of time, and how they need to learn to respect that everyones time is valuable, too.  And I think that when they graduate from high school, they should be given titanium watches as graduation gifts.  These gifts would serve as a reminder that they need to be on time, and stay on track.  And just as important, they should not waste  time because time is money, and money is in short supply.