The Pros And Cons Of Millennials

In Simon Sinek’s inspiring speech, “Millennials in the workplace”, he addresses the issue in today’s age, we don’t have control of how much we use technology and that it’s like an addiction. He argues that we need to find a balance between using social media and real life. He starts off his speech talking about the stereotypical millennial. Sinek states that most of the older generations see millennials as, “...being entitled and narcissistic, self-interested, unfocused and lazy - but entitled is the big one.” But why do millennials act this way? Sinek says it’s because “It can be broken down into 4 pieces actually. 1 Parenting. 2 Technology. 3 Impatience. 4 Environment.” An example he uses is fail parenting strategies. When millennials were children they were always told they were special and when they were put in honors classes it was because their parents complained about their child to be in it, not because the child was gifted. Sinek also uses the idea of participation medals and how, “... it

In the article “The Beat Up Generation,” Abby Ellin claims that the negative way other generations view the millennials may all be wrong; instead, the millennials are preparing for the world most generations are opposing. Ellin declares in her article that the millennials are shown to be the most disliked generation; their ideas collide with those in the Baby Boomers and the Gen-Xers causing confusion. Constantly, Articles are being thrown out about the millennials “incompetence” and their “self-absorbed” behavior which only causes more hatred according to Ellin. However, she continues to state that millennials are no more selfish than the previous generations; in fact, millennials are only trying to discover new ways for “communication and

In the article, “The New Greatest Generation: Why Millennials Will Save Us All,” by Joan Stein, Stein expresses his views through a complex game of mind control. He captures his audience, the older generations, in the beginning of the article by writing what they want to hear, then switches to the difficult truth, and finally tells the audience that it doesn't matter about what he has to say, but by how they view change. His claim, “So, yes, we have all that data about narcissism and laziness and entitlement. But a generation's greatness isn't determined by data; it's determined by how they react to the challenges that befall them,” (Stein 34) shows just how much he wants to show his audience the difficult truth, and makes them feel bad about being mean to the millennials.

Generation Me by Jean Twenge and Joel Stein’s The New Greatest Generation are two readings that greatly criticize the narcissistic tendencies of my generation, the Millennials. A category made of children of the new millennium (the 90s) allegedly brought up thinking they deserve everything and that it’s all for them, described by Twenge and Stein as narcissistic. I personally would like to take a neutral stance, however Stein and Twenge take such clear sides against millennial that I’m inclined to at least offer examples to the contrary.

“The kids of today are throwing society away,” cry the Baby Boomers meanwhile the Millennial and youths are tweeting that the “olds ruined our country, our society and our planet.” Both groups are transfixed in this eternal smear campaign with each declaring the other to be morally repulsive and ignorant to their values, but this is rather ironic as each generation has been just as progressive and equally rebellious to society as the generation that came before it. Millennials and Baby Boomers aren’t even that different: they each fight for social change and justice, both create their own culture and find their own way to achieve nirvana, and neither really know where they’re going in life, yet both seek economic prosperity. Take this slightly

According to Aaron Kaufman in "An Open Letter from a Millennial to Society," baby boomers constantly quarrel with the millennials accusing the millennial generation of the conditions of the economy, however baby boomers will the ones who will suffer in the future. Kaufman explicates that all upcoming generations have received criticism from previous, but baby boomers have created a "venerable art" with millennials. The author explains the millennial generation is being generalized as being empathetic, however millennials are the opposite. The millennial generation is concerned with the mess of the economy caused by the baby boomers. Also, he discusses how the millennial generation did not have the advantage to enter into society with the opportunities

After watching Scott Hess’s Ted talk, I am even more intrigued about how others view millennials. Over the course of his presentation, Hess really focused on the differences between millennials and generation x (the generation after the baby boomers, born between 1960-980) and the differences between the two. Some examples are, millennials are more engaged, inclusive, and their parents act more as friends whereas gen x’s are judgmental, form various cliques, and their parents were very strict. As a result of these differences, Hess concludes that the gen x generation is possibly jealous of the way millennials live because of the technology and opportunities available to them.

Recently, there has been debates on the topics of millennials and technology. When it comes to these topics, one side says that it is making the younger generation addicted to them or that millennials are lazy, entitled, and narcissistic. In the other side, we have others saying that technology has helped become more advanced or that millennials are, in fact, beneficial to society as they changed the workplace and such. In a speech given by Simon Sinek, titled “Millennials in the Workplace,” he argues that due to how millennials were brought up, it affected their way of responding to challenges in their lives, such as stressors, and how they functioned in the workplace. My own view is that due to the way millennials were raised and the

But are the Millennials worth the extra effort? Alongside studies that show the economic and social hardships of Millennials, are articles like Jean Twenge’s that outline some less than positive traits among this generation. Her study found that in comparison to Baby

Millennials are said to be that generation that only cares about themselves. They consist of people born between the years of 1981-1997. People always joke about how “dumb” or “conceited” the millennial generation is. Even social media brings attention to the negative portrayal society as a whole has on the Millennial generation. However, research proves that millennials are in fact the opposite. In reality, the Millennial generation is shown to be more diverse, are seen to be more generous than any other generation, and consist of citizens with a higher education.Many stereotypes stem from the negative attributes a person makes and it becomes to generalize the entire population. The stereotype that Millennials are very self-involved and selfish is a prime example. In the article, “Millennials Are Actually More Generous Than Anybody Realizes,” it states, “A recent Reason-Rupe poll shows that a majority of Americans, including millennials themselves, describe the generation as “selfish” and “entitled” (Schulte). People recognize the negatives over the positives and this is hurting this generation. Social media is portraying this generation as self absorbed because posting a picture and seeing how much attention you're receiving is in the forefront. As a college student, I witness this everyday. Anytime one of my friends posts a picture on instagram at a social event or just a picture of themselves, they see how many “likes” they receive on the picture. If they

Across the nation, people are talking about the Millennial generation and how different they are compared to others, but are they really that different? Millennials are lazy, entitled, and selfish, or as you may have heard may be essential to the modern workplace, either way, they are being talked about whether it is good or bad. To put it in other words, past generations are concerned for what the future will look like with this technology-dependent generation, but is that a bad thing if the technology is only going to advance from here on out? The older generation is being too harsh or are they just genuinely concerned about the future? Joel Stein (2013) has written an article about the Millennials, it is titled Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation he argues for them being a selfish generation but by saying that it is not a bad thing. The second article is by Liz Zarka (2017) Generation Me: The Millennial Generation’s obsession with being unique, she argues that they are the generation that needs to be concerned for. After reading both of these articles I agree with some of the points that both of these authors make, however, there are also some sections that I disagree with. My perception of the situation is that millennials may have all these negative characteristics but use them to an advantage that no other generation can has; along with the advancement of technology and the use of social media may have increased the narcissistic trait in them, but they use these traits to get what they want, however, being narcissistic isn’t always good there can certainly be some disadvantages.

Millennials are conceivably the most intriguing generation yet.  Millennials also known as Generation Y  are described by Bannon Shele as more technologically savvy, better educated, and more ethnically diverse than generation preceding them (Shele et al.61). Although this may be true, many would describe the millennial generation as lazy, entitled, and selfish. Many people believe this because millennials coresidence with their parents until their mid-20’s and in some cases even longer. Supporters of this assertion state millennials are living at home because they are too lazy to find sustainable work and too incompetent to save their money in order to afford a home of their own. However, these claims are just burned out stereotypes of the millennial generation. Millennials are choosing to live at home not because they are lackadaisical freeloaders, but because they are pursuing higher education, entering the workforce at a sensitive time, and housing cost are more expensive than ever before.

An average teenager in The U.S. will spend up to 9 hours a day consuming media, reported by CNN. Welcome to the “life” of a Millennial. A Millennial is believed to have been born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s. Millennial’s are often referred to as the “Microwave Generation”, because they like to have instant success and gratification – the idea of waiting is an unknown phenomenon. This sadly may not be the case for all of us. Authors Christopher S. Alexander of King’s College, and James M. Sysko of Eastern Illinois State University, states that, “The Millennials seem to bring with them a hedonism, narcissism, and cavalier work ethic previously unknown in the American workforce.” In contrast, I believe that the negative connotations linked with my generation are untrue to a certain extent. Millennials possess such characteristics which allow us to be efficient thinkers, skillful collaborators and very tech savvy. Acquiring these qualities allow us to have an immense advantage over the previous generations.

Generations differ greatly throughout the years. Generation X and Generation Y, better known as Millennials, are two generations that differ significantly in the workplace and cause issues for employers. Each generation has different needs and methods such as work environment, work ethic, coworker dynamic, and attitudes towards the work they are doing.

In the Times Magazine article The Me Me Me Generation, author Joel Stein discusses what makes the Millennial Generation unique. Stein uses facts and experts to discuss how millennials are different compared to any other previous generation. Millennials are becoming one of the largest and most influential generation. They grew up in the age of new technology and the effects of their parents’ teaching cause this generation to be confident and smell of entitlement.