Summary of “The New Greatest Generation” In “The New Greatest Generation” by Joel Stein, he states that the millennial generation, or narcissistic generation, will save us all. People think that because the millennial generation has depended so much on computers and the internet and themselves that they are in fact the worst generation so far. People believe “they are narcissistic, overconfident, entitled and lazy” (Stein 7) but Joel Stein believes otherwise.…
Despite this, they still hold on to narcissistic tendencies. The love positive feedback, but may not respond well to ways to improve (Alsop para 9-10). It’s up to employers to learn how to adapt their management styles to the unique needs of their millennial employees. The reality is things are…
In “The Beat Up Generation” (2014), written by Abby Ellin, she defines the Millenials as a generation that is spoiled, self-entitled and technology controlled. Despite the negative representation of Millenials, Ellin praises them for being hardworking, technology innovating and outspoken. Ellin offends Generation Y being viewed as lazy and having no motivation to work in order to further claim her purpose and because this was written for Psychology Today and published, her intended audience was for the general public who were most likely to be curious or knowledgeable about the Millenials. I wasn’t very shocked or angry of what Ellin wrote about Millenials since it was all true. Sure, we do come across as lazy, technology obsessed or as we have been named as “heads down generation” meaning we always have our head down looking into our phones but that is because of our generation like many generations before us, is flawed.…
In Joel Stein’s article The New Greatest Generation, he gives his opinion on the millennial generation. Those born between the years of 1980s and 2000s are considered millennials. Stein argues that the millennial generation is lazy. An example of Stein argument on the laziness of millennials can be shown when he mentions how they would rather be an assistant instead of becoming a CEO of a company.…
In the article, “The New Greatest Generation,” Joel Stein talks about the millennial generation and the labels that are put on their generation. Stein tells that over the years, millennials have been labeled narcissistic, lazy, and self-absorbed. Stein proclaims that the millennial generation only cares about themselves and everything they do, say, or think revolves around them. Stein informs that many people, including older generations, believe that the generation is selfish. They are said to not respect authority and worry too much about their self-appearance.…
Executive Summary Today, the millennial generation is surpassing the Baby Boomers and becoming the most prominent generation in America. “The demographic shift is undeniably producing extensive implications regarding social, economic and cultural factors globally. Essentially, the labor market is vastly confronting with the massive influx of digitally perceptive, determined and social job seekers.” (Taylor & Scott, 2010)…
Simon Sinek is an author, motivational speaker, and marketing consultant. He is well known for his view on millennials in the workplace. During an episode of Inside Quest, a talk show that interacts with people who have found success in life, Sinek explains his view on millennials, also known as Generation Y. He states that millennials are often seen as self-interested, unfocused, narcissistic, but most of all entitled. He goes on to say that this is not millennials fault, but rather the fault of failed parenting, technology, impatience, and environment (“Simon Sinek”). Millennials, also known as Generation Y or the Net generation, make up a population larger than the baby boom generation.…
Thinking about those born in the early nineties to now, most would think about technology, “selfies”, and social media obsessed teenagers who think that they are entitled to everything this world has to offer, that is exactly how the millennial generation is perceived. The millennial generation is “lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow,” this is the opinion of American Journalist, Joel Stein, in his blog post, “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation.” Stein’s purpose is to not downgrade the millennial generation in his post, but to enlighten the audience that, statistically; the generation is very self-absorbed and consistently lazy and entitled. Stein embraces a distinctive sarcastic and informal tone further in his writings while paralleling…
The current workplace is made up of four different generations: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y (Kapoor & Solomon, 2011). Traditionalists were born between 1925 and 1945, and they endured poverty and traumatic world events. Therefore, they tend to be frugal and cautious, and viewing conformity as a ticket to success (Haynes, 2011). They place more importance on what is best for the group, and prefer to receive information in a simple and straightforward manner. Baby Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964, and they tend to be perfectionists and have the willingness to sacrifice personally and professionally to achieve success (Kapoor & Solomon, 2011).…
Recently, there have been debates on millennials, also known as Generation Y (people born roughly between the 1980’s and 2000), and whether older generation love or hate the generation that is ‘so full of themselves’. How Those Spoiled Millennials Will Make the Work Place Better for Everyone, written by Emily Matchar (2012), argues that millennials aren’t all bad and will better the workplace. At the beginning of her article, Matchar describes millennials negatively, “teacup kids, for their supposed emotional fragility; boomerang kids, who always wind up back home; trophy kids — everyone’s a winner! ; the Peter Pan generation, who’ll never grow up” (pg. 1). The use of these negative names for millennials helps the writer connect with the reader’s…
Unfortunately in today’s society, we suffer from an epidemic known as the generational gap. Essentially, this signifies the recurring misunderstanding, hostility, and general distrust that older generations in America have, such as the baby boomers, for the young, up-and-coming generation Y. This tense conflict has resulted in many stereotypes formed about our generation, including laziness and entitlement. In her Business Insider article, writer Vivian Giang contends that our overreliance on technology has resulted in two epidemics that plague millenials: a lack of interpersonal “soft” skills, and a desire to climb the corporate ladder as soon as possible even if we lack the necessary experience for jobs in higher rungs.…
Recently, in our Business and Society course, we were introduced to your brilliant article on nurturing millennials in the workplace. We really found your ideas to be insightful and new, and as millennials we would like to add a few of our own ideas to improve your already masterful article. There are also a few concepts you present that we believe could be reworded or tweaked to insure optimal success with guiding and instructing millennials. In your article, you comment on the millennial’s transition into the workplace and that their attitudes and behaviors have caused a “cultural seismic shock” to the industry.…
In the interview titled “Working with Millennials can be a Challenge,” Simon Sinek uses his witty humor to explain what is wrong with the millennial generation. Sinek explains that “by no fault of their one they have been dealt a bad hand,” when it comes to preparing them for a productive life. He illustrates his points by breaking down what is wrong in four points. While using witty humor and logos.…
Sinek (2016) states that millennials are accused of being lazy, narcissistic, entitled, self-interested, and unfocused. So many people ask him why the millennial generation is this way and what are they wanting from the workplace? Sinek’s (2016) response to this question is, yes millennials do have many of the problem they are accused of; but not because of…
As millennials, the generation that has the tendency to become bored quickly, makes up a large part of our current and future workforce, our company would surely suffer a decline in productivity if we do not make changes to our Human Resources and Motivation framework (Carson, 2015). Millennials benefit from the myriad of technological advances that have been made during their time, but it has also caused them to become slack and less motivated to do hard work (Modo Labs Team, 2016; Hamill, 2016). This attitude will affect the working environment and other workers to also feel uninspired by their work. As a consequence, our efficiency and effectiveness will decrease, which will lead to less revenue and less profit for our company.…