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I've been watching Survivor: Millennials vs. Generation X. The Gen X castaways agree that the Millennials think they're entitled to success without working for it. ("What do you expect? They grew up getting trophies for participation.") OTOH, the Millennials I know are hard-working and accomplished (kinda like Spock and BiT's kids). But then I see this video on FB:



Chris, Michelle and the U.S. Dept. of Education sound like frustrated parents with spoiled twentysomethings. Now Chris's exposure to that generation is primarily on The Bachelor. But Michelle's been touring college campuses getting out the vote. (She was at LaSalle yesterday.) And the Education Dept. deals with millions of students. So the stereotypes must be true, and if you have kids who don't expect suucess to be handed to them, consider yourself lucky.

Millennials made me feel like an old codger long before my time. I have never seen the likes of such lazy ass, spoiled, worthless wastes of my oxygen....

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I'm a Millennial who graduated with an engineering degree and secured gainful employment prior to graduation, and I don't think I'm in the minority of Millennials who have jobs and aren't overly entitled. Maybe I'm biased because engineering is a really tough discipline and has great employment opportunities post-graduation. A few bad apples have really ruined the bunch in how we are perceived.

I worked for the University one summer in Undergraduate Enrollment and I saw a wide range of high school students--from the stereotypical Millennials to the complete opposite end of the spectrum. The worst offenders were those with helicopter parents where they obviously did all of the work in planning for college visits, applications, and funding. I'd say these students were the worst off when it came to reaching college and searching for co-op jobs/internships and completing assignments on time.

I think a lot of the issue people have with Millennials is centered around education and jobs. I think the root cause of this is that my generation was told "you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up--as long as you have a college degree," without being taught supply and demand. The world doesn't need a ton of French art historians--we need manufacturers and tech skills and nurses and electricians. When the economy tanked, too many people opted to stay in school and gets Masters or PhD degrees without thinking about the debt and the phenomenon of being over-educated and under-employed. You can make a great living working a blue collar job--such as on an assembly line--but it isn't glamorous and doesn't require a college degree. People earn their degree and want to use it, but if the degree is in something stupid, they won't be able to use it.

While I know the stereotype has a bit of truth I'd like to brag on my kids, and significant others. They work their asses off. More than some boomers I know. So there.

littlebeast13 wrote:Millennials made me feel like an old codger long before my time. I have never seen the likes of such lazy ass, spoiled, worthless wastes of my oxygen....

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LAZY??!!!! I'll show you lazy! Some lazy ass, spoiled, worthless waste of oxygen who won't draw a new avatar FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

SportsFan68 wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:Millennials made me feel like an old codger long before my time. I have never seen the likes of such lazy ass, spoiled, worthless wastes of my oxygen....

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LAZY??!!!! I'll show you lazy! Some lazy ass, spoiled, worthless waste of oxygen who won't draw a new avatar FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

Lazy!?!? After drawing like 500 million something avatars? I just decided to retire while I was on top....

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jarnon wrote:I've been watching Survivor: Millennials vs. Generation X. The Gen X castaways agree that the Millennials think they're entitled to success without working for it. ("What do you expect? They grew up getting trophies for participation.") OTOH, the Millennials I know are hard-working and accomplished (kinda like Spock and BiT's kids). But then I see this video on FB:



Chris, Michelle and the U.S. Dept. of Education sound like frustrated parents with spoiled twentysomethings. Now Chris's exposure to that generation is primarily on The Bachelor. But Michelle's been touring college campuses getting out the vote. (She was at LaSalle yesterday.) And the Education Dept. deals with millions of students. So the stereotypes must be true, and if you have kids who don't expect suucess to be handed to them, consider yourself lucky.

Thanks. I have some thoughts on this, but really busy right now.

littlebeast13 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:Millennials made me feel like an old codger long before my time. I have never seen the likes of such lazy ass, spoiled, worthless wastes of my oxygen....

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LAZY??!!!! I'll show you lazy! Some lazy ass, spoiled, worthless waste of oxygen who won't draw a new avatar FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

Lazy!?!? After drawing like 500 million something avatars? I just decided to retire while I was on top....

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It is to laugh. With 500 MILLION of them, you can recycle one. GET ON IT.

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jarnon wrote:I've been watching Survivor: Millennials vs. Generation X. The Gen X castaways agree that the Millennials think they're entitled to success without working for it. ("What do you expect? They grew up getting trophies for participation.") OTOH, the Millennials I know are hard-working and accomplished (kinda like Spock and BiT's kids). But then I see this video on FB:



Chris, Michelle and the U.S. Dept. of Education sound like frustrated parents with spoiled twentysomethings. Now Chris's exposure to that generation is primarily on The Bachelor. But Michelle's been touring college campuses getting out the vote. (She was at LaSalle yesterday.) And the Education Dept. deals with millions of students. So the stereotypes must be true, and if you have kids who don't expect suucess to be handed to them, consider yourself lucky.

Thanks. I have some thoughts on this, but really busy right now.

Here's something else to bite your teeth into. According to today's Inquirer, New Jersey has the highest percentage of millennials living at home (47%) and it's often out of choice, not necessity. North Dakota has the lowest percentage (14%).

For young adults in N.J., leaving home is hard to do

I'm about a month behind on that show now. Trial is wreaking havoc on my ability to keep up with TV. --Bob