IMO it's discipline that is lacking.
A clip around the ears or the occasional parental smackdown can't hurt (within reason ofc, i.e. punish only when there is a legitimate cause to)
Being chinese, and I'm sure fellow asians can sympathise, I grew up in fear of the old "bamboo duster".
But in retrospect, it didn't do me any wrong.
I learnt what was right and what was wrong.
And I'd like to say that I have grown up to be a responsible human being.
In regards to work, well...I find that pride is missing in the work place.
Sure, I'm only a docker, but I'd like to say that I do my best everyday.
Have a little pride.
I'm sick of people saying at work "Damn recession, I'd be better off stacking shelves at Tesco because of the company taking away our bonuses"
I'm usually cool about it, but sometimes I'd want to break out a theraurus and show them the definition of the word "bonus".
Some guys don't realize that they need to tighten the belt a little in these times, live a little leaner for the time being.
It's not the companys fault that regardless of current financial climates around the globe, they still choose to live a lifestyle they are accustomed to.
Make some sacrifices already.
I always say to the guys you can actually talk to "Well, tbh, go outside these dock gates and find me a job that pays what we get paid for the amount of work we actually do...You will not find it"
and in most cases they agree with me.
Sometimes, dockers just wind me up, just shut up and do your job.
It's not like there is never gonna be ships in the sea, it's not like the UK will never stop importing stuff.
Sorry for going on abit..