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OP here--I completely agree with the structured thing! I was on the leading edge of that overly structured activity driven lifestyle...when I went to college, I was like woah, free time. I wasn't sure what to do with myself!
I just recently started my first 'big girl' job and came in with other kids roughly my age (year or two older or younger) and was shocked at both how they acted and how they dressed in a professional setting. We were set up in small groups with senior executives in our division for a lunch so we could ask questions, etc. One person introduced himself by saying "Hi, I"m XXX YYY and I've never worked in my life"...I had to pick my jaw off the table! I've actually had managers and my team lead tell me they actually respect me because I don't require direction every 30 seconds. Young adults are no longer self-sufficient, it seems like
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