Julie Hanus's Essay 'The Kid In The Corner Office'

One bad apple does not ruin the batch; however, in the case of Millennials, the apples that refuse to ripen have damaged the image of all of Generation Y. The poor actions, behaviors, and naivety of some have left many, such as Time magazine, with more negative definitions of Generation Y than positive. Generation Y (or Millennials) is a complex group of people shaped by the rapidly progressing technological advances and turbulent harsh times in the world. Pew Research Group acknowledges this complexity in its definition of Millennials allowing them to provide a more accurate description.
A “tethered generation” is the description that is undeniably associated with Millennials because of their technological dependence. It is difficult to define

The need for constant feedback and praise is often misunderstood and criticized. Time magazine made this criticism evident in their defining of Millennials, “They’re narcissistic. They are lazy. They are coddled. They’re even a bit delusional”. Time magazine looked at this characteristic of Generation Y in a negative manner. When in actuality it has created a positive characteristic in this generation as Julie Hanus points out in her article, “The Kid in the Corner Office”, “here’s a generation that wants to get feedback, have input, and engage in meaningful work” (Hanus, “The Kid in the Corner Office”). The need for feedback has created a generation that desires to consistently improve themselves and the world around

The assessment of Generation Y’s more liberal stance on political views, attitudes, religion, race, and the military has garnered more praise than negativity according to Julie Hanus’s article, “The Kid in the Corner Office”, “The members of Gen Y may inspire widespread scorn, but they’re also bringing some refreshing qualities into the office. They’re civically engaged (garnering comparisons to the “greatest generation”)” (Hanus, “The Kid in the Corner Office). Generation Y recognizes societal issues and is taking the initiative to attempt to solve these problems in an innovative manner. Pew Research Group defining my generation’s journey to adulthood, as “forging our own passage” is accurate. Millennials aspire to influence and contribute to society like their parents of the “greatest generation” accomplished. A majority of Millennials are the children of the “greatest generation”. The children of the “greatest generation” fought the ideals of their parents to become politically and socially liberal in ideals that pertain to equality, feminism, race and sex. The “greatest generation” fought to be freethinking and as parents encouraged this same behavior in their