The Millennials In The Workplace Interview Analysis

Simon Sinek, in the YouTube video “The Millennials in the Workplace Interview”, states that Millennials need to learn balance with their social media and physical life. According to Sinek, a millennial is a person born approximately between 1984-2000. Throughout the Interview, Simon is very zealous, empathetic, apologetic, and humorous. He uses metaphors, They Say I Say, diction, and parallel structure.
Millennials are accused of being tough to manage, behaving entitled, unfocused, lazy, narcissistic; however, they seek to have a purpose that they love and make an impact. Yet, the more they receive, they are not happy. Sinek jokingly states that they could be offered “free food and bean bags, because that is what they want, and they will still not be happy.” According to Sinek, there is a missing piece for millennials, furthermore, he goes on to say there are four characteristics that make millennials the way they are, “parenting, technology, impatience, and environment.” (2016).

Being told you are special all of the time, and you can have anything you want, just because you want it, or getting ahead because mom and dad complained, are examples of failed parenting strategies. Telling someone they are special all of the time they eventually will expect to be treated special, expect what they want when they want it, because that is what their parents have taught them. Adding to the whiny behavior, this generation was also the generation of “metals for everyone”, which “science clearly shows it devalues the metal and reward for those who actually work hard.” But, they wanted it so they got it.This is not the reality of the real