Bill Gates’ Top Job Tips for Teens

Whether you love or hate Bill Gates… he sure hit the nail on the head when he recently gave a speech at a high school graduation.

Here are 11 employment advice rules your teens are NOT learning in school:

Rule 1: Life is not fair, get used to it!

Life isn’t especially fair at work. Some work harder than others for less pay… some work less for more pay.

Rule 2: The world doesn’t care about your self-esteem.

Neither is your boss. He wants the job done, and done right.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. Or become a vice president out of college.

If you don’t believe me, ask any recent graduate.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you have a boss.

Or unpleasant coworkers you’re stuck with working 8 hour days.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for flipping burgers; they called it opportunity.

I think all teenagers should be required to work at a fast food restaurant. They will learn the meaning of hard work and be motivated to continue their education!

Rule 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault. So don’t complain about your mistakes, learn from them.

The best thing you can do for your children is to let them make their own mistakes. And don’t make excuses for them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now.

They got that way from paying your bills, doing laundry, and listening to you talk about how great you are.

Rule 8: Your school may have eliminated winners and losers, but life DID NOT.

In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and will give you AS MANY TIMES as you want to get the correct answer. This bears not the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

There’s no extra credit at work if you screw something up. And if you don’t do your job, you’ll get fired.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t have summers off and

few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

There is also no spring break. You’ll be lucky if you get 2 weeks paid vacation.

Rule 10: TV is NOT real life. In real life, people have to get out of the cafeteria and go to work.

And you won’t be able to surf the Internet or listen to your iPod either.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. You will most likely end up working for one.

Your boss doesn’t care if you were popular in high school. No one does.

If you agree with these rules… pass it on. If you can read these rules… THANK YOU to a teacher!