What was great advice 20 years ago, but definitely isn’t now?

What was great advice 20 years ago, but definitely isn’t now?
In high school as part of one of my classes they brought in a lady who worked HR for some recruiting firm for a few days to teach us how to do resumes and cover letters and such and she told us even if a place has an option to apply online always go in person and pick up an application no one takes online applications seriously.
My dad told me once, "Son you shouldn't schedule a single vacation day the first year of your job. It shows you're committed."
Buy Yahoo stock
Don't forget to print out your directions from MapQuest before you leave
You need to memorize this cause you won't have the info accessible later
generic dating advice
Getting a diploma will secure your life
You're searching for a soulmate on the internet? Lord you must be insane.
To look after your phone battery you should let it go all the way down to 0% and then charge fully to 100%.
Get an ARM loan on your house! Values go up like 10-20% each year and by the time the load adjusts, flip that house for a sweet profit!
Stay at the same company for long periods - they show no loyalty or keep up in pay rises. If you want pay increase and promotion best to swap company every 1-3 years
Buy that house!! Sure it seems weird that you qualified for such a high home loan but I'm sure they wouldn't offer it to you if you couldn't afford it.
When you dial collect on the pay phone, just say where you are, what time you need a ride then hang up as not to get charged.
I was ready to answer this until I realized 20 years ago was 2002 and not 1992
"Spending whole day on the internet would never make you successfull in life"
I remember when my dad told me as a teenager to never be the one to pursue a guy (because I'm a woman). Maybe that was to keep me safe in my youth, but I've since come to realize that most of the dudes who are worth being with are either shy or oblivious, and I have no choice but to make the first move.
Be loyal to your employer, because they will be loyal to you.
Never meet someone "from the Internet"
“Everyone needs a college degree.” Trade school is absolutely the way to go for some people, myself included. And I did both.
If you ever travel back in time, don't touch anything.
Get into teaching. You get summers off and good benefits…
If you want a job, just walk into the place
You won’t always have a calculator in your pocket!
Cut out fats from your diet because they make you fat.
that a good education would guarantee high playing jobs
Putting your credit card information on the internet to buy things is dangerous
Go to college to get a good job.
make sure you have a spare roll of fax paper
Don’t get a job in programming because everything was getting outsourced to india
'You'll always need a set of Encyclopedias."
“If boys are mean to you, it’s because they like you.”
Just go to the mall and hand out your resume!
Online college courses are stupid and will never catch on. I said this. I was a fool.
"If your tv isn't working, try hitting it."
Don't download music illegally or the feds will show up and drag you off into the inky black night
"Go to college or you'll end up broke".
You'll never run out of space with a 10GB HD.
"Why don't you call up [local business] and ask if they're hiring?"
How to make your MySpace page stand out
You have to learn how to do this because you can't expect to walk around with a calculator in your pocket for the rest of your life...!
This was real advice when I was in college: “What degree you get doesn’t matter; employers just want to know that you can stick with it for 4 years.”
Just find you a job you like and stick with it. Doesn’t work now a days. Maximize salary, minimize “family style” work environment.
A good work ethic and loyalty will advance your career. What a load of shit that was.
Managers like it when you go in and introduce yourself and drop off your resume and fill out an application in person. Just surprise them and show up in a nice suit.