Workforce now days ? Is it just me ?

IMO this is just another side of what is going on in this country today. Parents have not taught their kids manners, how to work, why and when to stay off the %m!" cell phones.
Example: I had a young man(?) on one of my construction crews that asked if he was going to get a raise when his review came up in several weeks. I told he that would be decided based on his review. During his review, I told he had not earned a raise yet. He told me to give him the raise and then he would earn it. A few months later he was fired for breaking lots of company rules that were al safety issues.
Mike