Your last comment is a bit unfair Jock. As a fairly active observer of modern youth I'd say that the distribution on the scale "bone idle" to "workoholic" is pretty much what it always is.
For an industry greybeard to accuse a keen youngster of having a poor work ethic is a bit like a giraffe accusing a horse of having a short neck. They're as keen and hardworking as we were, we've just had more practice.
(That said, I agree about the rest.)