The real issue is that there is a coterie of entry-level workers in Alaska who are bright and well-motivated.   They have good school and family connections and can get summer/entry jobs easily.   The rest of the entry level workforce are basically a bunch of slugs and stoners who have no clue what work is and have no concept of showing up on time, being where you're supposed to be, and doing what you're told.   I got bored with being retired and took a floor job in a big box retailer.   The kids trooped through so fast you didn't even bother to learn their names.   I saw stuff transpire between managers and 19 yr. olds that I'd have fired a unionized State employee on the spot over.   The managers took it because they just needed a warm body for just one more shift before the kid just didn't show up or the mgr. had to fire him/her.   Forty years of high self-esteem trust fund babies have taken their toll.