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  • wa3zrm
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    • May 2009
    • 4436

    50 Things About Millennials That Make Corporate America Uncomfortable

    Per usual, no one knows what to make of us. Our parents scorn us, then praise us. They lament over our technological dependency, then ask us to set up their iPads. They tell us we’re lazy, then ask us for a loan.
    Our generation is an anomaly. We refuse to do things their way, so they call us entitled. We refuse to sit in cubicles, so they call us spoiled. We refuse to follow their plans, so they call us stubborn. What they are slowly realizing, however, is we’re not lazy, stubborn or entitled. We just refuse to accept things as they’re given to us.
    We refuse to accept that life must be dictated by a job we hate. We refuse to go to work in suits and ties when we’re more productive in sneakers and graphic tees.

    (Excerpt) Read more at elitedaily.com ...

    Much like why our generation is full of more singles than any before, we’re just not willing to settle. We’re going to keep doing things our way, keep striving for that ideal life, even if it makes everyone else uncomfortable.

    1. We play by our own rules.
    2. We don’t take the first answer given to us.
    3. We don’t care about getting into trouble.
    4. We’re willing to work for nothing if it means being happy… Despite being in debt.
    5. We know how to beat the system.
    6. We’re always trying to change the game.
    7. We have social media on our side.
    8. We like a good fight.
    9. We don’t care about the perks.
    10. We hate that “old boys club” (cr*p).
    11. We’re not about climbing the ladder, we’re about circumventing it.
    12. We ask for what we want rather than implying it.
    13. We’re not afraid to quit if we don’t like what’s going on.
    14. We’re not on that suit and tie.
    15. We’d rather start work at 10 and finish at 10.
    16. We’ve got youth on our side.
    17. We don’t have a chip on our shoulders.
    18. We know technology a hell of a lot better.
    19. We’re more educated, by the book and the street.
    20. We’re not interested in office politics.
    21 . We have less to lose and everything to gain.
    22. We don’t pursue the paycheck, we pursue the passion.
    23. We have that “(scr*w) you” attitude.
    24. We are trying to beat the system, not just work with it.
    25. We don’t have to go to college to get ahead.
    26. We’re getting married later and working younger.
    27. We’re listening to our women.
    28. We want freedom more than anything else.
    29. We would rather die a slow death than sit in cubicles.
    30. We know they need us more than we need them.
    31. We distribute the news, not the other way around.
    32. We don’t care as much about profit as we do the product.
    33. We’re willing to listen to one another.
    34. We understand whom we’re talking to.
    35. We don’t do drug tests.
    36. We’re open to any gender, sexual orientation and race.
    37. We know what makes us happy.
    38. We know what doesn’t make us happy.
    39. We learned from our parents mistakes.
    40. We’ve defined them, they haven’t defined us.
    41. We’d rather travel and be poor than be rich and never see the world.
    42. We don’t take life too seriously.
    43. We understand we’re all going to die someday.
    44. We’d rather have experiences than bank statements.
    45. We refuse to hate what we do.
    46. We know there’s always a better way.
    47. We want careers, not jobs.
    48. We have passion.
    49. We have morals.
    50. We have each other.
    There seems to be a lot of articles out there written by millenials. This country is in big trouble if this is really they way the majority of them think.
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  • Burnsey
    Member
    • Jan 2013
    • 2572

    #2
    Righto, one more young generation that thinks they have it all figured out.....

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    • AFSmoker
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      • Jul 2009
      • 33

      #3
      Yep, it's mostly due to the age group they are in. My peers felt similarly back in our 20's (I'm 39 now). Listen to the song "My Generation" by the Who. I'm sure the boomers felt like they had it all figured out too. That's life.

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      • Thunder_Snus
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        • Oct 2011
        • 1316

        #4
        Sadly is it what the majority of them think. I personally come home considering dropping out of college every day. Every day is a new festival of stupid clothing, stupid hats, constant use of the word "breh" or "bae" (that's danish for shit by the way.) Everyday is another day I spend time learning material to do well while listening to all of the stupid things people my age think and believe. College is not hard, if you don't do a single thing or show up to class you get a C. The college degree is now just a promise to spend 4 years not working full time in exchange for starting off life with huge debts for "continuing" your education.

        I think apprenticeship is the way to go if only all companies would do it. Pay me 20k a year to learn how to do a job in an industry I'm interested in for 2 years. That means I will live at home and can atleast pay my own food/car expense and possibly help out my parents with the additional income I'm bringing in. After 2 years of learning and being molded I am exactly what that company wants. There is no bad habits from things I learned in college to overcome, no doing things one way when college taught me the other. Pay me the salary you would pay to a college graduate and then I have some savings probably from the previous 2 years, no debt, and a whole life ahead of me. I wouldn't have to take 4 history classes and 2 psychology classes and 2 foreign language classes to be an accounts receivable accountant.

        THEN if i want to get into another industry I do the same thing. 2 years getting paid very poorly so I can learn, then I am exactly what that next company wants me to be. I didn't start receiving no income and paying out huge tuition amounts to get "retrained" which is an absolute waste if you want to go back to college because you don't like accounting and want to be a finance guy and find out you have to also take 2 roman literature classes to do it.

        Colleges are a business, not a place for "higher" education like they once were. If you have kids in school tell them to go talk to a counselor about changing their major....ask about a plan that would get you out of school quicker and the counselor comes out with 100 reasons why you shouldn't and how bad it would be for your career. Ask about something that would put you in school even longer and they will tell you it's the best thing you could possibly do.

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        • wa3zrm
          Member
          • May 2009
          • 4436

          #5
          Originally posted by Thunder_Snus View Post
          Sadly is it what the majority of them think. I personally come home considering dropping out of college every day. Every day is a new festival of stupid clothing, stupid hats, constant use of the word "breh" or "bae" (that's danish for shit by the way.) Everyday is another day I spend time learning material to do well while listening to all of the stupid things people my age think and believe. College is not hard, if you don't do a single thing or show up to class you get a C. The college degree is now just a promise to spend 4 years not working full time in exchange for starting off life with huge debts for "continuing" your education.

          I think apprenticeship is the way to go if only all companies would do it. Pay me 20k a year to learn how to do a job in an industry I'm interested in for 2 years. That means I will live at home and can atleast pay my own food/car expense and possibly help out my parents with the additional income I'm bringing in. After 2 years of learning and being molded I am exactly what that company wants. There is no bad habits from things I learned in college to overcome, no doing things one way when college taught me the other. Pay me the salary you would pay to a college graduate and then I have some savings probably from the previous 2 years, no debt, and a whole life ahead of me. I wouldn't have to take 4 history classes and 2 psychology classes and 2 foreign language classes to be an accounts receivable accountant.

          THEN if i want to get into another industry I do the same thing. 2 years getting paid very poorly so I can learn, then I am exactly what that next company wants me to be. I didn't start receiving no income and paying out huge tuition amounts to get "retrained" which is an absolute waste if you want to go back to college because you don't like accounting and want to be a finance guy and find out you have to also take 2 roman literature classes to do it.

          Colleges are a business, not a place for "higher" education like they once were. If you have kids in school tell them to go talk to a counselor about changing their major....ask about a plan that would get you out of school quicker and the counselor comes out with 100 reasons why you shouldn't and how bad it would be for your career. Ask about something that would put you in school even longer and they will tell you it's the best thing you could possibly do.
          I agree 101% Very well put.
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          • bpc720
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            • Dec 2010
            • 188

            #6
            I'm 27 year old high school drop out and I am a cook.
            my fiance has a bachelors degree and works in her field.
            she makes about $600 more than me every month, but has college debt.
            In my kitchen I work with an English major and a physics major who both can't find jobs with their degrees
            college isn't what it used to be. The best way to make money now is to learn a skilled trade.
            Last month i was make 37k as a kitchen manager but stepped down because I didn't like all the bullshit and politics involved, so they got the not caring about money thing right

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            • AFSmoker
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              • Jul 2009
              • 33

              #7
              bpc720, are you talking US dollars here? $37K a month as a kitchen manager. Holy cow I picked the wrong line of work.

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              • bpc720
                Member
                • Dec 2010
                • 188

                #8
                37k a year hahaha....i quit last month...sorry...but yes us dollars

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                • wa3zrm
                  Member
                  • May 2009
                  • 4436

                  #9
                  I've given up very high paying jobs in the past. The money is nice; however, the stress can kill you! I choose life over money!
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                  • rickcharles606
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                    • Mar 2009
                    • 2307

                    #10
                    I'm NOT a millennial, not even close. However, many, many of those character attributes that "make corporate America uncomfortable" are exhibited by millions of people IN corporate America, myself included. I think it's bunk, lol. Every generation thinks it has a lock on being better than the previous generation, or knowing a better way, etc. I was that way, and I'm sure many of the older people here felt the same way.

                    Truth is though, that every generation does have a leg up on the previous generation. One of the reasons I see is tech advancements are increasing exponentially, and older generations can't or don't want to keep up. I personally haven't reached the "don't want to keep up" age yet, but maybe some day. However, I do not agree that today's youth (16-27) have it completely figured out, not yet at least. It never fails, that once a young man reaches a certain age, looks back and says "damn, my parents were right". Happened to me, and it happened to my eldest son this past year.
                    Now, I'm not saying that Millennials aren't different, they are....good for them. I see so many people try to change the rules to the game, simply because they can't effectively play by the rules. That said, some rules are good to change, but not all.

                    I'm one of those people that wholeheartedly believes that the greatest generation that this country ever saw, is now dying and almost gone. I don't see the same desire to set "self" aside and do what's right for others and our country. I do see a lot of selfishness, "me, me, me" and whining about how unfair this world/country/job/teacher/school is. I fault the parents of these people for not preparing their children for the reality of life and what this world has to offer.

                    Life will give you EXACTLY what you put into it. There isn't a line, store, or government agency that can sell us happiness, greatness, wealth or any of the desirables that each of us seek on some level. My Grandparents knew the time tested lesson that WANT does not equal NEED, and that if they sacrificed now, it would pay off later.

                    I do love how creative Millennials are, and that they are constantly looking to make changes for the better. I do sometimes question the motives that prompt some of their changes, are they wanting to change the game because they suck at it, or does it really need to be changed?

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                    • Frankie Reloaded
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                      • Jan 2011
                      • 541

                      #11
                      Originally posted by AFSmoker View Post
                      Yep, it's mostly due to the age group they are in. My peers felt similarly back in our 20's (I'm 39 now). Listen to the song "My Generation" by the Who. I'm sure the boomers felt like they had it all figured out too. That's life.
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY
                      Last edited by Frankie Reloaded; 01-10-14, 08:03 PM.

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                      • Thunder_Snus
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                        • Oct 2011
                        • 1316

                        #12
                        I don't think as many people my age are as "tech savvy" as you guys make us out to be.
                        Paying 2000 for a piece of plastic with half an apple on it that you only use to get on facebook is not "tech savvy" it's pretty stupid.

                        Yes, this generation is just like any other one that thought they all had it figured out, but I think we are even worse off.
                        They have no situational awareness, that's why you always see these young idiots constantly standing in front of doors or stopped on steps in high traffic areas blocking up pathways sitting on their phones, not like they ever get off of them. People would rather sit next to eachother on their phones than ever talk to eachother with actual words. Just today I saw someone driving while they were on their phone....they hit another car...they didn't even look up from their phone. They just damaged their own and someone else's car and that doesn't even warrant to look up from the phone until they are finished sending a text.

                        Most of my peers have been brought up being told they are the best at everything for 18 years, and they refuse to accept that maybe they can't be the most qualified accountant, astronaut, and professional golfer at the same time. We also got rid of "advanced placement" sections of class during my time in grade school so now everyone learns as much as the dumbest person in class because one parent refuses to believe their child isn't the smartest. We live in a world of political correct extremism where something like not voting for Obama will get you called a racist, and cases of large crime rings have been left uninvestigated because doing so would be "racist," leaving huge tolls of child trafficking and other crime in their wake. This upbringing of being told we are the greatest and are entitled to everything allows things like modern feminism and "social justice warriors" which is really just a group of people who try to take offense at anything anyone says. All of these things exist because of this generations self-entitlement to everything and being raised by parents that refuse to accept that their child isn't an all-star at anything they touch.

                        Reality is reality, I understand not everyone my age is like this and I understand not every parent raises their child how I just described but this is the majority. Be prepared for what comes with raising a generation of people who think they are special snowflakes, that rules don't apply to. I think we have a good chance of becoming successful people but that will only happen when my peers realize that a company can afford to not pay them for a lot longer than they can go without an income because they refuse to take those stupid ear gauges out.
                        Last edited by Thunder_Snus; 02-10-14, 03:11 AM.

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                        • Burnsey
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                          • Jan 2013
                          • 2572

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Frankie Reloaded View Post
                          Not a bad rendition at all.

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