Sorry Mom, Dad, I Don't Want To End Up Working For A Boss

It's motivating re-reading Simon's (Teenius) post about the problems face by young entrepreneurs online (especially on the comments section) plus Jordan's rant of 'do kids have to wait until they grow up?' Somehow, it's good to feel a grown-up believes in us young bloggers too.We can do it - and probably even teenie-bit better than our older counterparts.

Wait. This is not a post bragging about kids-who-might-be-better-than-you. Nope. This is a my way of expressing my opinions about the new generation. Because young (and young-at-heart) peeps, this might be our chance to get out of the societal stereotype of finishing an education and landing on that thing called adults call a 'job'.

The Young Bloggers' Creed:
"Sorry Mom, Dad, I Don't Want To Work For A Boss"

I don't want to spend almost 15-20 years of education just so
I can make someone's coffee and do robotic paperwork...
I don't want to wake up at 7 in the morning (oh no traffic! make that 6)
and get stuck in traffic then eventually be late and have my head bitten off....
I don't want to follow someone around like a puppy all day...
I don't want to be the subject of orders, yellings and deadly deadlines...
I don't want to work until I drop and just wait for that easily-exhaustible payday money...
I don't want to get caught up in a stressful, unfulfilling environment...
I don't want to do something because I have to...
I want to do it because I want to...

I Still Believe In Education and In Youth Responsibility

I'm an honor student in grade school and high school, I made it into our country's premiere university. I'm currently studying political science and have just been a new member of a debating society. I believe in education and I greatly value the concept of learning- and responsibility.

But I do think the young ones have had enough of societal pressures. Elders keep on telling 'finish school so that you can be someone'. That's not true at all. Think of people who have only finished grade school and became billionaires. Or drop-outs like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg dropping out of Harvard (he did what?!?) to pursue his dreams- he by the way is now one of the wealthiest self-made man in the US. There are also those who get it all, private education, tutors, top-notch schools- but in the end- losers?

Because I believe in the power of pursuing the dream.

Why is it so bad to dream of having a life doing the things you love? It could be blogging,it could be being an ice cream taster, it could be testing out video games for all we care. Why does it have to be a straight-jacket job?

We Should Prepare For A Bright Future- Not For Boss Slavery

I want to be a lawyer. A corporate lawyer even (and a cool problogger too!). Therefore, I will study until my brains fry themselves, I'll do my homework, be active in school, explore other areas of knowledge and do everything I can to achieve my dream. No, I don't dream to be under a boss. Who wants to dream to be under boss slavery?

Young Ones Are Lucky - We Now Dare To Be Different

We could be blogging tips experts, or make money online bloggers, or fanfiction writers. We could be, and should be, what we wanted to be. That's what a lot of people missed out on the past. Because everyone just get so caught up in having a job. And I want to tell each and every young one (and young-ones-at-heart) out there. Do your life a favor. Be what your dreams says you to be.

Or Am I Just Overly Optimistic?

Who knows? Ten years from now you can probably catch a picture of me slaving under a boss (and post it on TwitPic for my humiliation). That I don't know. What I do know is that I'm trying my best right now, to be what I want to be- and it's high time you should too. If there's a time you should act for your own sake- the time is now.

Who knows, maybe this is the generation that will lead us to a happy future. Then again, I must be dreaming again.

But to my mom and dad, this could be better news right?