Comments on: the positives of gen y

By: Jason Monastra

Jason Monastra — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:02:31 +0000

I agree with Pete and the inability for people to pay their dues. Working as a tweener from a generational perspective – 34 yrs of age. I find that most of the people I talk to come in thinking they know it all and simply believe instant gratification is a must and should not be held hand in hand with time. Truth of the matter, most know a good deal more than we did at that age but how to adapt and apply that to business needs to be learned and that takes time. If patience is a virtue, we need it in spades.

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By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:22:49 +0000

Take the Gen Y label off the article, and I see me, even though I entered the workforce over 20 years ago. Perhaps there are resonances between Generation Jones and Gen Y.

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Now what? When working isn’t an option « TalentedApps — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:21:42 +0000

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By: Pete Radloff

Pete Radloff — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:30:57 +0000

I’m not disagreeing with the potential or the savvy this generation has, but it seems everyone wants to dance around the 700 pound gorilla in the room, which is the fact that they have done little without the guide of their parents and this has crept into the workplace. We’re also missing the fundamental point that they don’t want to pay dues. This goes as far as how they feel they should be graded in school (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/education/18college.html?_r=1)

All good points, but let’s fairly assess both sides of the argument.

Des, GREAT point about Gen Jones, as it is severely overlooked!

By: Beverly

Beverly — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:00:39 +0000

The motivated, bright, and insightful will thrive. The college degree is given these days. I hope that the character of this generation will be strong and that they will have the strength of character to speak up when facing deceptive decisions/policies that got our country in the current situation. Here’s to a future without Enron, Countrywide, Fannie Mae, and our government’s failure to support today’s military veterans.

By: Brett Hummel

Brett Hummel — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:38:40 +0000

I definitely think you have encapsulated a lot of what Gen Y can offer in the workplace, and I think it is unfortunate that Millennials have been mislabeled with so many stereotypes. Reseach is; however, finally starting to emerge that shows how misplaced these stereotypes are:

Regarding being lazy, disengaged, and entitled:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080414.wlmillennial14/BNStory/lifeWork/home

Survey by PWC that shows Millennials are no less loyal than other generations:

http://www.management-issues.com/display_page.asp?section=research&id=5342

Also Millennials are the first generation to have their 18-25 year olds starting companies at a faster rate than 35-45 year olds. This is an incredible trend, and supports the idea that Millennials can be both innovators and leaders. This statistic was pulled from a Wall Street Journal article written on May 19th, 2007 written by Michael Malone titled: America’s Next Frontier. I would highly recommend that everyone read that article because it succinctly demonstrates the incredible potential of Gen Y.

By: des6879

des6879 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:46:22 +0000

And another thing. GenY is primarily the offspring of Generation Jones (while GenX is primarily the offspring of the Boomers, born approx. 1942-1953). The parental influences are typically quite important in understanding generational personalities, but even more so here, where GenJones parents have particularly close relationships with their GenY kids. Can you say helicoptor parents? To really grasp GenY, you need to get GenJones.

By: des6879

des6879 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:40:39 +0000

Interesting blog and article. But no mention of Generation Jones? Lot of buzz about it lately. Especially because of our new president. Many nationally influential voices have repeatedly noted that Obama–born 1961–is part of Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). Google it, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many big time publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) specifically use this term to describe Obama.

Excellent op-ed on Obama as the first Generation Jones President in USA TODAY a few weeks ago:
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm