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CBS 60 Minutes: The Millennials Are Coming!

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What do you think? Are you the type of "Millennial" depicted in this clip? Are your parents like this?

I personally think it is a bunch of BS, but I guess it is what you get when kids are spoiled rotten and grow up in a "PC" world where everyone is a "winner" at school sports, etc.

And I know one thing is for certain. The competition living in India and China and elsewhere is not worried about "counseling" their pussified young employees. No, they are cracking the whip and making sure work gets done. Now!

 
I'm still watching the vid, but it sounds like a bunch of overgeneralizations to me.

Every generation says similar thing about the one that follows them.

Edit: LMAO, they place some of the blame on Mr.Rogers. So dumb.

Also, FWIW, I was born in '80.
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Thanks for taking the patience to watch. I wonder who else will?

I just found it all very disturbing.
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I'm home sick, what else do I have to do? 😛

And yes, the video would be disturbing if it weren't so overly dramatized. The way the story was written, it borders on sensationalism.
 
I am listening to it as I work.
I am on the fringe of this particular demographic group, born in 1973.
My younger sister was born right at the start of this demographic group in 1980.
I'll put my comments down after I've finished the whole clip.
 
I seriously fear for this country. With the whole decade of coddling, kids entering the work force just aren't going to work as hard. If they are told to do something they don't like, they'll throw a hissy fit. I've seen it a few times now. America is turning into a land of pussies.
 
Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
I seriously fear for this country. With the whole decade of coddling, kids entering the work force just aren't going to work as hard. If they are told to do something they don't like, they'll throw a hissy fit. I've seen it a few times now. America is turning into a land of pussies.
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That was the sentiment in the show. The kids think they are God's greatest gift to mankind and can just pick up and go work for somebody else who will respect them.
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
I seriously fear for this country. With the whole decade of coddling, kids entering the work force just aren't going to work as hard. If they are told to do something they don't like, they'll throw a hissy fit. I've seen it a few times now. America is turning into a land of pussies.
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That was the sentiment in the show. The kids think they are God's greatest gift to mankind and can just pick up and go work for somebody else who will respect them.
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I'm the exact opposite, but I'd like to have that kind of attitude.
 
I saw the whole thing broadcasted last Sunday and I shoke my head.

Is this the the future of our nation? What happens to hard work, dedication, do the best of your ability, you get knock down but pull yourself right back and try and try again until you get it righ?
 
its a rerun of a rerun of a rerun😛

old show dude.

anyways its bs. they got all hyped on labels when someone coined generation x, now they are trying again since it makes for an easy story. 60 minutes quality has been sucking for quite sometime now...thats a better story. maybe andy rooney should have a rant about it
 
I deal with these kids/adults everyday.

This is a pretty accurate description. Not only that we have had consultants in to help us deal with these people and I have been to business conferences where these people are discussed as well.

This is very true!



 
wow a bunch of generalizations, and bitching by another generation.
i love how they whine about people coming into work with ipods and flip-flops, but lament the demise of the 3-martini lunch. WTF!

oh yeah, i totally plan on being CEO by friday. what a bunch of arrogant bullshit.

btw i was born in 82, i currently come in to work at 8:00am, soon to be 5:00 am, I appreciate the fact that i don't have to wear a suit to work to "keep up appearances", yes I listen to an Ipod (an iaudio actually) on my commute, and no i don't "expect to be CEO by friday".
 
Yeah I watched this on Sunday as well and thought it was a pretty shitty piece of journalism. Normally get much better from Morley Safer (sp?).

What grabbed me was how the two extremes were coming at each other. Morley and the critics that he interviewed seemed to be of the opinion that we should all sacrifice our lives and firstborn to the man. Eat shit sandwiches from the company and do it with a smile on our face.

Bah, anything to get ratings.
 
To sum it up.

Its like every other generation.

There are hard workers. And there are bad workers.

I fall into this "generation." While Im still working on my undergrad at age 25, Im ahead professionally when it comes to most I see.
 
I hope that kid who said he would love his boss to send HIS MOTHER a note saying how he is doing great work at his job was kidding.
 
Originally posted by: binister
I hope that kid who said he would love his boss to send HIS MOTHER a note saying how he is doing great work at his job was kidding.
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That part had me ROFL. :laugh:
He's supposed to represent the mindset of an entire generation? :roll:
 
I spent most of my adult working life fearful of getting laid off,putting up with needless stressors because I had kids and they needed every dime I could bring home.

I think there's a lot to be said for motivating people with a carrot rather than a stick
I also think that today's young people have their values straight on when it comes to putting family and friends first.I'm 50 and can truthfully say that when I die my biggest regret will not be that I didn't spend enough time at work but rather that I didn't spend enough time with the people I love. I'm fortunate now to have a manager that values his family and supports us in doing the same.I also find I do much better work under this system than I ever did under a crack the whip work culture.
 
I agree that every generation has hard workers and bad workers, but what is different this time is that the slackers think they are great. You used to see slackers who had a little con man in them - they would at least understand that you could not simply work poorly and call it great work. We had an intern last year who missed work on average of 1 day a week in the 10 weeks he was there, then was furious that we didn't offer him a full-time job on graduation. He ranted about how great his work was, but he never understood that we were kind of counting on him to show up every day, not only when he was in the mood.

I see new grads asking why our company doesn't pick up and deliver dry cleaning, why we don't have free soda and snacks, why we don't allow people to bring their pets to work, why we don't have free beer every Friday afternoon, on and on. They tell me that one of their friends works at a place that does <one of those things> so we ought to do it too. They don't understand that the companies that do a lot of those things are the ones who expect people to work 50-60-70 hours a week - that's why they do all that, so people either stay at work longer, or take away their reasons why they have to leave. Give people all the snacks they want, they don't feel like they have to leave to eat dinner. Bring your pet so you don't have to go home to let it out.

We have an expectation of about 45 hours a week, and some of them grumble about that. I had one new grad two years ago complain to HR that I was unfairly restricting her from working from home three days a week like she wanted to. She had been working at our place for about three months, and didn't know enough about the job to be working from home at all, let alone 60% of the time. She just thought anyone who wanted to work from home should be able to do so on their terms. When I met with her after her fruitless visit to HR to try and smooth things over, she snipped, "Yeah, I guess that was pretty smart to not tell me about your rules in the interview." She only lasted a few more months, and quit because she was convinced I was an horrible boss. I've had those before, and about half will call me in 5 years or less to see if I have any openings. They finally got it.

Sometimes I have to tell them I'm not there to "meet their needs" in all areas of life, it's a business. Good performers make more money, poor ones don't get to stay.
 
The people I know my age are hard fucking workers.. Though, there are a few that are total losers - just like in any generation.

I think that 60 minutes episode was dead fucking wrong about us Millennials. It was just tailored to make baby-boomers feel great about themselves.

However, I would definitely say that my generation has about 10x as many entrepreneurs as the previous generation.. and entrepreneurs help keep everyone else from having to settle.
 
I loved the tongue in cheek bit at the "motivation fair." 50B wtf? Though I can see why--I've run into my fair share of kids who seem like they want a huge cookie for just remembering to keep breathing. On the other hand... maybe its a product of where I go to school, but I know a lot of hardworking kids as well who don't expect constant encouragement/cookies. *shrug*

Anyway, I was born in '86 so I guess that makes me part of this group. I didn't get needless praise when I was a kid, but I know people who did. Example: I bring home As, I get a nod & a signature. Scott brings home As, he gets $20/per mark and dinner out. It struck me as unfair at the time (I mean c'mon, who doesn't want money), but now I see where they were coming from.

At the same time, I feel like I don't enjoy my own successes enough. I'm in college now, and I know a lot of people who pat themselves on the back for making that A (or B or C or whatever they were aiming for). When I reach my goals, I breathe a sigh of relief and move on to the next task. I can't bring myself to feel happy or excited about doing well--it's only what I'm supposed to do after all! That kind of sucks.

Assuming that I ever have children, I don't know what I'll do with them. Like most things, it seems like the middle ground wins. Free trophies all around for participating is stupid. Never congratulating your kid/expressing pride isn't so hot either.
 
Bunch of old hippies whining about kids in their 20's when they did so much pot they can't even remember their 20's.

As for a job, unlike my boss I don't have a mortgage, home equity loan, or kids to support, I'm free to leave anytime I want. I've got 6 months of expensivies saved up and I've been employed for less then 6 months.
 
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