What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I concentrate in school, why can’t I make a deep meaningful connection with my friends and my significant other, why do I seem to get nowhere in my work life? These are just a few of the questions that the millennial generation is asking itself. In Simon Sinek’s (2016) interview Sinek (2016) is asked “What’s the millennials question?” (Sinek, 2016, 0:40) 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
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Sinek (2016) declares that the answer can be broken up into four parts, “1. Parenting, 2. Technology, 3. Impatience, and 4. Environment” (Sinek, 2016, 1:15). To begin with, Sinek (2016) asserts that many of the millennial generation, “grow up subject to failed parenting strategies” (Sinek, 2016, 1:23). Some of these failed strategies are that the parents told their kids that they were special, and that they could do anything that they wanted to do. Many kids got into class and got grades they didn’t deserve because of their parents. Sinek (2016) informs the audience that, “some kids got participation medals, they got a medal for coming in last. Which the science we know is pretty clear is that it devalues the metal and the reward for those who actually work hard and that actually makes the person who comes in last embarrassed because they know they didn't deserve it” (Sinek, 2016, 1:54) So when millennials entered the real world their self-image shattered because they weren’t special anymore. Sinek (2016) insists that through no fault of their own the millennial generation is growing up with lower self-esteem than other generations. At this point in his interview Sinek (2016) brings in one of the other pieces of the answer, …show more content…
Sinek (2016) starts by talking about how the millennial generation has grown up in a world of instant gratification. Everything that millennials wants can either be bought in a store or shipped in one day. Sinek expounds upon this by asking people what they expect millennials to do when they begin to work a job that requires patience, a skill that they never learned. The simple fact is that things like job satisfaction and relationships can only be made over time. This brings Sinek to his conclusion, environment. Sinek declares that millennials are placed, “in corporate environments that care more about the numbers than they do about the kids” (Sinek, 2016, 10:34). So these millennials with lack of confidence, lack of balance, and a need for instant gratification are placed in the work environment and think that something is wrong with them. Sinek ends his interview by saying, “It’s not them, it’s the corporation” (Sinek, 2016,
Sinek (2016) declares that the answer can be broken up into four parts, “1. Parenting, 2. Technology, 3. Impatience, and 4. Environment” (Sinek, 2016, 1:15). To begin with, Sinek (2016) asserts that many of the millennial generation, “grow up subject to failed parenting strategies” (Sinek, 2016, 1:23). Some of these failed strategies are that the parents told their kids that they were special, and that they could do anything that they wanted to do. Many kids got into class and got grades they didn’t deserve because of their parents. Sinek (2016) informs the audience that, “some kids got participation medals, they got a medal for coming in last. Which the science we know is pretty clear is that it devalues the metal and the reward for those who actually work hard and that actually makes the person who comes in last embarrassed because they know they didn't deserve it” (Sinek, 2016, 1:54) So when millennials entered the real world their self-image shattered because they weren’t special anymore. Sinek (2016) insists that through no fault of their own the millennial generation is growing up with lower self-esteem than other generations. At this point in his interview Sinek (2016) brings in one of the other pieces of the answer, …show more content…
Sinek (2016) starts by talking about how the millennial generation has grown up in a world of instant gratification. Everything that millennials wants can either be bought in a store or shipped in one day. Sinek expounds upon this by asking people what they expect millennials to do when they begin to work a job that requires patience, a skill that they never learned. The simple fact is that things like job satisfaction and relationships can only be made over time. This brings Sinek to his conclusion, environment. Sinek declares that millennials are placed, “in corporate environments that care more about the numbers than they do about the kids” (Sinek, 2016, 10:34). So these millennials with lack of confidence, lack of balance, and a need for instant gratification are placed in the work environment and think that something is wrong with them. Sinek ends his interview by saying, “It’s not them, it’s the corporation” (Sinek, 2016,