Yes, I’m an old fart – what’s wrong with these kids today
“It’s official” I said “were old fogies”.
Sitting back in my chair at Carrabba’s Italian Grill (one of our usual Lexington KY hangouts) with my business associate and bud, Mike of Fantasys, as we were talking about this new generation. You know you’re getting old when you start saying things like “what’s wrong with kids today” and “in my day we knew better“.
Recently Mike stated in his blog for Fantasys Escort Service a new quasi policy of “I’ve decided to go back to working more with the “mature women”. It’s always been against my better judgment to search out the “young-ins” because like it or not-they are notoriously UNRELIABLE and high maintenance. Hate the hell outta that! ”
Honest to god, we’re the ONLY Agency that I’ve ever seen that has real 18-20 year old girls and while they are easy on the eyes-they are a bitch and a half to work with. I’ll keep a few coming and going for new faces but I simply am not willing to keep up the pace to have them around. Wears me out.”
You would be amazed the number of applications I get from young women who don’t seem to get the fact our employment application is a “JOB APPLICATION“! Granted not everyone is a spelling bee champ however you would think proper use of English would be a given. Sad to say it is not uncommon for me to receive applications, which read like a teenagers Myspace page. Which incidentally it clearly states on the form the following: “Applications without photos, without a valid (working) e-mail address will NOT be given priority and probably ignored. ” I can count on about 20% of applications not having attached photos, the smart one’s put in the comments “I don’t have photos” which is acceptable. On several occasions I’ve had applicants literally tell me please go to my Myspace page to see my photo’s.
Excuse me?
Sorry princess obviously you don’t take this seriously enough which means you’re not good enough to work with me.
Out of 20 applications a month I may invite 5 to give me a call. Of those five, four may do so and three will make it to the interview. This is usually where the fun begins. Maybe it was just my parents or my social class however when did they stop teaching young women how to be little ladies? You don’t come to a job interview in jeans (with holes) and a t-shirt? Those who have worn skirts felt flip flops were an acceptable fashion accessory.
In the last few years Mike and I have found we’re spending more and more time teaching young women about the art and craft of femininity as part of their overall job training. In a way it’s rather disturbing when I have to show females how to get out of a car in a skirt, the proper way a lady bends over to pick up an item, table manners, how to walk in 3 inch spiked heels and the in and out’s of various feminine hygiene product uses. All this and I’m straight too. Is it just me or are mothers no longer teaching their daughters what I always thought were the basics? Now before you say, well it’s social class, don’t. I’m seeing this trend across all eco-social classes.
It is in the nature of all human beings to be selfish however has anyone else noticed many of this latest generation are a bunch of self obsessed, mambi-pambi, cry babies with a huge entitlement complex (expect things to just be handed to them) and no sense of responsibility what so ever. Gee did mommy and daddy not give you any chores and hold you accountable for not doing them? This is what happens when you wipe asses for too long instead of making them do it for themselves. What was it JFK said “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country“. For those of you who are teachers, you have my support and sympathy because I know you’re not getting it from many of the parents. It seems the teaching of personal accountability and consequences in the home is perhaps becoming passé. But then what do we expect we live in a consumer-based society where there is a pill for every ill and buying “things” can fill a spiritual void. Now days everyone is a victim, therefore in our litigious society you can sue for the slightest self perceived wrong. What was it William Shakespeare’s Henry the VI {Act IV, Scene II} said “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers“. Nice idea, but then that would kill off 40% of my client base.
Yes, folks maybe I am getting old? True but is it just me or does anyone else out there share the same views or possibly seeing the same things I am?
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Lee ^
Hey Lee –
I appreciate the rant. I have the same damn complaint. I get appointed
by the courts to represent a lot of young mothers who get involved
with the child welfare system. None of them bother even to take a
shower to go to court, let alone dress decently (which might make an
impression on the judge), they show up in jeans and flip flops or
blown-out sneakers, and with multiple piercings still on their faces.
Some of these gals are the products of supposedly decent families.
I can tell you I have two stepdaughters, one is married and in nursing
school, the other is 22, refused to finish high school, was pregnant
at 17 the first time, and has gone through several boyfriends and
another kid since — and can’t figure out why the state took her kids.
*I* didn’t raise her, her mother did — like trash. At 22 she has
acne she doesn’t treat, thinks she looks “hot” when she bends over and
her hip-height jeans do the plumber bit on her ass, walks around with
her cell phone genetically spliced to her hand, says “fuck” every
other word, and wonders why I don’t take her anywhere with me that she
thinks would be cool.
The point, as you and I both well know,is that civilization makes a difference.
And I have no fracking clue why the people who are reproducing can’t understand
that as well as I can.
If I wanted to pay a low-class skank for companionship of any kind I’d
go trolling the street. But I see enough of that as clients, and
skanks have never gotten my motor running. When I was six years old I
had a crush on one fashion model who was showing — I think it was
Yves St Laurent’s — Moroccan-style fashions, and one on Barbara Eden.
I can’t think of any woman who’s really done a thing for me who
didn’t have some kind of basic class. Even what these 20-nothings
want to wear that they think is sexy puts me off (Belly shirts? Too much cheap bling? Dragon Lady nails with rhinestones glued on? Bra straps showing? Looking like Britney Spears after a bender?)– give me a basic
black dress, not too short, and black stockings, and a good hairdo,
and a great attitude, and I’m there. And I know I’m far from alone in
that feeling.
But I see, every day, the same sort of girls who are either working
streets or thinking about applying to you, and yes, it IS a pandemic
of awfulness. I don’t think I’m asking for much, but among the
younger set it really is asking for the moon most of the time to expect basic couth.
I remember the scenes in “Gigi” — one of my favorite movies — where
the courtesan aunt tries teaching Gigi about jewelry, selecting and
trimming men’s cigars, pouring tea, and other niceties of life that
she expects Gigi to need to know if she follows her aunt’s career. Girls
don’t get taught these sorts of things any more — “straight” ones or
those looking for more adventurous lines of work. You almost need a
mama-san, a training geisha as it were, to put wanna-bes through their
paces and see if they can do it.
Sorry to go on at length, but your rant is a pet one of mine too.
I am about to turn 33 and have been in the escort/massage/stripper business off and on since I was 20. I have ran my own service, answered phones for other services, and even hired and trained new girls that more than anything wanted to be in the business.
No one understands and appreciates your rant more than I do. So many girls today just want quick easy money because they think they are cute. They don’t realize that this is an actual profession. There is nothing easy about it! This is a life that many people fantasize over, yet very few can actually live it, and even fewer succeed at.
I personally have a very low tolerance for stupidity. It isn’t that hard to follow a few simple guidelines to be successful, yet over and over again, the younger girls believe they know what they’re doing already! They aren’t virgins after all! Well here are a few pointers!
If you are supposed to be somewhere at a certain time, be there. McDonald’s wouldn’t even let you show up when ever you wanted! Reliability, and dependability will guarantee repeat business.
Invest in yourself. Do they think because they chose not to go to college that makes them more desirable? If that’s the case, stick with being a stripper. No one is there to carry on a conversation with you! In this business, your looks only get you through someones door. You class and sophistication keep you there!
Take care of your self. Allergies are one thing, but trying to work while you have the flu will cost you clients in the future. Do you really think they never speak to other clients? Or even more so, the company? Pay attention to your appearance. If you haven’t touched up your roots in six months it looks like you don’t care about yourself. If you don’t, why should your clients!?
Recognize and know your limits. I would love to work for Dreams. But I recognize the fact that I have tattoos and that’s not what they are looking for. I am not going to force them to hire me…that would be retarded to try! If you are getting older, and it shows, don’t try pulling the school girl act unless its requested! It can be a real turn off, and that isn’t what we want, right?
Pay attention to what is going on in the world! Not just your world! Nine times out of ten, your client doesn’t care when Jay-Z’s new CD comes out, or who Rhianna might be sleeping with this week. Actually have an educated opinion on politics, as well as philosophy. Keep up with general knowledge of a variety of male focused interests. Sports and cars are always good topics!
And most importantly, leave your personal life at home! Even if they act like they want to know about it, make something up that you stick with all the time….otherwise you are inviting stalkers! Flattering? Maybe. Safe? NO WAY!
Sorry if I went a little off topic, but I figured if the application page sent ladies to read the blogs, it couldn’t hurt!