Generation X

need to hire millennials due to the gradual loss of Baby Boomers to retirement. Within the next 5 years, ABC needs to find a way to attract qualified millennials by offering benefits that suit their specific needs, which differ from those of older generations. Millennials, unlike their older co-workers, are risk-averse for their age. They prefer to receive benefits in the form of a plan that is arranged by professional financial planners, who can determine what risks are the most important to be…

“The Dumbest Generation”, Mark Bauerlein, a social critic and professor, explains his stance regarding the Millennials. Bauerlein claims that students in the last ten years have two major differences compared to previous generations: declined reading habits and declined general knowledge. Bauerlein states these differences, but he fails to clarify the meaning of ‘general knowledge’ and how it is measured. While individuals under the age of thirty aren’t the least intelligent generation, their…

The millennial generation is one that began in the 1980s with the first of millennials reaching young adulthood around the year 2000. Although Millennials are said to be more open minded, confident, and accepting they are also commonly described as self-absorbed, unrealistic and materialistic, lazy individuals who lead unstable lives and tend to jump from job to job. In “Clichés, Anyone?”, published on May 8th, 1998 in The Boston Globe, James Isaacs essentially writes a piece that mocks the…

of my favorite classes that I have taken through Liberty spent a lot of time discussing the generation gap between employees. In order to fully understand it, one must understand the mindset of the eras. For instance, it has been stated that Baby Boomers, those born between 1946-1962, live to work; whereas Generation Xers, born between 1963-1983, work to live. This has led some to believe that Generation Xers are slackers and are quick to bail at the first sign of difficulty. (Beutell &…

In the stop talking about work/ life balance the author Meagan Johnson begin by introducing what exactly the millennial generation is people who are born between the years of 1980 and the year 2000 and they are often called "the generation y". She talks about how the new generation are taking over the work force and , also are the first generation to be transferring to adulthood into the new millennium. We are socially acceptable to society much more than anyone else in the past. We always want…

Mark Bauerlein decided to publish a book called The Dumbest Generation, I’m pretty sure that nobody in our generation will be happy knowing that someone out there called us the dumbest generation, but I have to admit that he had a few pretty good points on our generation. My parents still have the habit of reading books and they still enjoy it, but I don’t see much from our generation, for example, when you see people from my parents generation goes to a salon while waiting, they often find a…

millennial and my generation sucks” by Johnny Oleksinski, he introduces himself as a member of the millennials and at the same time, describes that generation as the worst one. The author claims in his article that this generation is characterized as procrastinators, irresponsibility, and self-concern. He concludes with a list of some actions which can be useful to break the stereotype about millennials. Oleksinski begins his post by describing some contributions of the baby boomer generation…

The millennial generation is as the most selfish generation American has experienced. Millennials crave for what they want now. They crave to have the latest gadget, the latest relation, the latest news, and the latest trends. Millennials are very naive and very liberal. I am a millennial. I belong to this generation. However, not everything I just mentioned defines who I am. I am not easily persuaded by the latest trend. I am perfectly content with the previous trends. I am very slow to change…

If you grew up listening to Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, or can name a song from Justin Bieber, you might be a millennial. Anyone who was born during 1980- 2000 is known as a millennial. The Millennial Generation has negative assumptions regarding their character and integrity. My birth year being 1998 distinguishes me in this category. When people view as a young adult, they will view the typical lazy millennial. My age is a part of my identity and it affects how people judge who I am…

An individual from the year 1999 and the cultural background of Australian answered “No my parents weren 't strict”, this may have been based due to his generation. However, he also answered to only having one sibling (also male), this may have been the reason to his parents not being strict on him due to the children’s gender as stereotypically now days parents tend to be more protective over females than…