The True Label Millennials Deserve to Have The Millennial Generation, or the “Me Me Me Generation” consists of approximately 100 million people aged in their teens and 20s. According to a CNN study, by 2025, 75% of the workforce is going to be millennials. Millennials will be shaping the future greatly. However, Many doubt the Millennial generation and see the generation as negatively impacting the future. This generation is labeled as one of the most selfish, entitled, over-confident generations. While I believe this is true, I do not think this is the best label for them. The Millennial Generation as a whole is a technologically adept, connected, competitive generation. These skills can lead to an array of positives Millennials have …show more content…
Millennials will positively shape the future with their unique set of skills. Their adept technology skills, being “team players”, competitiveness, and social ways are the formula for success in the workplace. Millennials will redefine the workplace. Works Cited Bors, Matt. "The Generation We Love to Dump on." CNN. Cable News Network, 09 July 2013. Web. 07 Nov. 2014. Chou, Shih Yung. "Millennials in the Workplace: A Conceptual Analysis of Millennials’ Leadership and Followership Styles." International Journal of Human Resource Studies 2.2 (2012): n. pag. Web. Glassman, Mark. "5 Myths about Millennials." The Washington Post. N.p., 1 Sept. 2013. Web. 9 Nov. 2014. Howe, Neil, and William Strauss. Millennials Rising: The next Great Generation /by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss ; Cartoons by R.J. Matson. New York: Vintage, 2000. Print. Kiisel, Ty. "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme -- Millennials in the Workplace." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 16 May 2012. Web. 09 Nov. 2014. Klass, Terri. "Characteristics of Millenials in the Workplace." Characteristics of Millenials in the Workplace. Business-Know How, 2 Apr. 2012. Web. 09 Nov.
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Millennials are often portrayed as spoiled rich people who still rely heavily on their parents for everything. This makes them seem childish, and Matchar’s questionable usage of these terms nonetheless is an obvious jab at the poster minority. Millennials overall are hard working and put under more stress than their predecessors, and the ridicule they endure for their work is uncalled for. Therefore, the thesis’s major flaw almost entirely overshadows its main
Boomer’s see millennial’s as having a short attention span which is not what millennial’s intend. If they don’t see a job working out, they are faster to jump ship than Boomer’s and that fearless attitude actually leverages them more power with their company. Sherry Buffington, co-author of Exciting Oz: How the New American Workforce Is Changing the Face of Business Forever and What Companies Must Do to Thrive, says that they have the upper hand because they are perfectly fine working dozens of different jobs in their lifetime. “In a survey conducted by IdeaPaint of 600 employed Millennials, 49 percent believe that poor management is dragging their company down; 45 percent attribute that to the lack or misuse of technology solutions.” (Avallon) This helps the reader to better understand the mentality of millennial’s. They are typically more tech savvy then their older bosses and feel they could make more of an impact if they were in charge. Millennial’s are hard-wired to think that time really is their most important resource. If they feel they aren’t being treated completely fair then they won’t hesitate about trying to find a new
Generation Y, more commonly referred to as the “millennials”, is today’s group of young people. Similar to other generations, each cohort is labeled with unique characteristics and inevitably faces adversities while taking its place in society. Many American’s today debate their views on the youngster generation, but none the less all sides can agree the discussion has become a hot topic. Catherin Rampell creates an open discussion in her article, A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much, addressing the main issue: Are millennials a generation of slackers. I feel strongly that my views align with Rampell’s, in believing my generation has already begun to show its capability of doing great things. Through analysis of the text and my own personal experience I am able to dispute the opposition towards my generation as well as, express the positive relationship of millennials in
“Lazy, narcissistic, tech obsessed” are some of the most common terms used to describe the Millennial generation; but are these too stereotypical, are people misinterpreting Millennials? The main question this essay will seek to answer is, what do others think about the Millennial generation, and to what extent are these opinions correct? To answer this question, three views, of three different people/entities will be taken. The first, of Joel Stein (Generation X), a prominent writer working with Time magazine, suggests that Millennials are lazy, narcissistic, fame-obsessed and very influenced by peers, through his article “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation”. The second is Generation Like, a PBS Frontline
While baby boomers believe that traditional hierarchy in the workplace is the appropriate method, Millennials tend to take a different stance. As for the workplace, Millennials differ from
With the current change in demographics throughout the workforce, organizations are feeling the effects of a larger percentage of baby boomers retiring and a large percentage of millennial new entrants. The words used to describe millennial employees, “spoiled, trophy kids, ambitious”, seem to be as everlasting as the constructive and negative perspectives attached to them. Many can debate on the entitlement of these employees within an organization, how these employees can be groomed and managed to better fit the organization, the positive and negative attributes they bring into the workplace, and how the preceding can benefit or derail the effectiveness of an organization. Nonetheless, a harder debate, comes about in denying that organizations must adjust to and integrate these employees into the workforce.
To be considered a millennial, an individual has to be born within the years 1982-1999. I’m considered a millennial myself (1997). With the advancement of technology, Generation Y has the upper hand automatically on any prior generation. Generation Y also has an advantage because of the way they insist on getting what they want. Instead of Generation Y adapting to the work environment, the workplace will have to change in order to retain young talent. The workplace will have to adapt because according to Matchar, the American workforce will be 75 percent Generation Y workers by
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Joel Stein’s 2013 Time article “The New Greatest Generation,” is a modern-day critic of millennials. Millennials are the most recently classified generation ranging from people born in 1980 to 2000. Stein conducts a deep analysis of this newest generation strategically highlighting their flaws. He opens his article conveying the notion that millennials are narcissistic and lazy. However, Stein concludes his argument assuring his audience that millennials are not merely societal eyesores but rather a superior generation that might just end up saving us all. Joel Stein’s article “The New Greatest Generation” reveals his purpose of writing this article is not to provide a fresh perspective to the controversial topic of millennials, but rather
Are Millennials ready to replace retiring Baby Boomers in leading organizations worldwide or is the perception of competency holding them back. I believe it is now the time of transition in the workplace and this next generation has the ability and traits to fill leadership roles more effectively than estimated, generation differences may be creating biases directly undermining the performance of this latter generation. Furthermore, certain skills should be and can be learned through proper and frequent trainings to accommodate the needs of a changing
In December of 2016, author Simon Sinek partook in an interview titled “Millennials in the Workplace.” Sinek opened the interview by defining what a millennial is: a person born in 1984 on. He pointed out that there were top character traits that they are often accused of portraying: conceited, selfish, but most importantly, entitled. These character traits affect every aspect of one’s life from interpersonal relationships to their professional career. Sinek gave a general yet common scenario that articulated his point of view that involved millennials entering the work pace; “They confound the leadership so much, leaders will say ‘what do you want?’ And millennials will say ‘we want to work in a place
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“Apparently millennials are tough to manage and they're accused of being entitled and narcissistic and self-interested, unfocused, lazy.” (“Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace”). Interviewed by Inside Quest, Simon Sinek talks about the four factors that cause millennials to have lower self-esteem, poor coping mechanisms, crave instant gratification, and be unsuccessful in corporate environments. I strongly agree with Sinek’s claims about millennials as parenting, technology, impatience, and environment play key factors in the success of millennials.