Article in USA Today about Gen Y

By Johnny Fuery ⋅ November 8, 2005 ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

They’ve arrived at work with a new attitude

“Unlike the generations that have gone before them, Gen Y has been pampered, nurtured and programmed with a slew of activities since they were toddlers, meaning they are both high-performance and high-maintenance, Tulgan says. They also believe in their own worth.

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Matt Berkley, 24, a writer at St. Louis Small Business Monthly, says many of his generation have traveled and had many enriching experiences, so they may clash with older generations they see as competition or not as skilled. “We’re surprised we have to work for our money. We want the corner office right away,” he says. “It seems like our parents just groomed us. Anything is possible. We had karate class, soccer practice, everything. But they deprived us of social skills. They don’t treat older employees as well as they should.”

Sounds like a spoiled brat, to me. This article definitely describes only the affluent of Gen-Y. Then again, only the affluent go to college, remember?

It will be interesting to see what kind of statements are made when these kids hit their quarter life crises and are fired for the first time.

I, frankly, find the couple of paragraphs lamenting the inappropriateness of flip-flops repulsive.

Grow the f**k up.