re: What fundamental "things" should an adult know how to do?

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How to swim.

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I was amazed in Navy bootcamp how many guys could not swim. I realize not all jobs in the Navy are aboard ship, but if you are going in the Navy, you better know at least how to tread water before they throw you in the deep end of the pool.

Read and write correctly

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CHANGE YOUR AIR FILTERS AT HOME.

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And keep tabs on your windshield wipers because there are some oil change places that will try to push both air filters & windshield wipers on you.

There is not a single thing I can't fix on a car. I've built them from the ground up, but I pay for oil changes as well. That is about the only auto work one can have done without getting ripped off.

Windshield wipers are something out here that you have to replace pretty often. Not cause it's used a lot...but the extreme heat ruins them(cracks them).

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Just because you'll NEVER have to do something doesn't mean that you shouldn't know how to maintain your vehicle.

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I would think knowing how to check the oil level and where to place more oil at if low are more important than learning how to actually change the oil.

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Oh.. and every adult should know how to/take the personal responsibility to pick up things as they mess them up. Clean the kitchen immediately after dinner. Pick up behind you every time you make a mess. Nothing is worse than looking at a few hours of cleanup because you've been a lazy dickhead.

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You would think that most adults would at least keep their entire house at least reasonably clean. It's not hard to maintain, but when I was in high school there was this kid who lived in my neighborhood. We were friends, but the first time I went in his house I was shocked. His mom & dad was sitting in the living room watching TV, they had clothes all over the living room, the kitchen was a wreck. I was going through the hall to the guy's room and there was shite stacked up in the hallway. When I got to his room, it smelled like old socks. I would have been completely embarrassed to have friends over, but it blew my mind that the house was as dirty as it was & his parents didn't give a shite, he didn't give a shite. I remember leaving his house & going home right away to wash my hands & face.

How to make themselves happy

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I remember leaving his house & going home right away to wash my hands & face.

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I knew people like this too. Weird.. WEIRD people.

I've known a lot of people that just get lazy though. My brother and I moved in together, and his place before was decent enough, so I figured he'd be clean. PFFFFT. Sure, if you walked in, everything looks great. But he will do shite like leave my brand new knife outside for 3 days because he grilled on the patio and was using it (????), burn food into skillets/pans to an absurd level, leave dishes with food stuck to them in the sink, leave empty boxes in the pantry... just the same stupid shite he did as a kid because Mom would clean after him.

He puts so much laundry in the washer/dryer (after I told him not to) that he broke one of the plastic siding things inside of the dryer off because the load was too heavy

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Interview well

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Good one! My poor best friend was struggling for over a year because every interview she did was a flop. I think she is just shy/intimidated because she never had to work in college.

Along with that.. take off the rose-colored glasses and look around. I've definitely had some red flags at interviews/during hiring process that I should have acknowledged (like other employees telling me to run for my life)