Generation Y

[BIG_DADDY]

SO I am having a conversation in a bar the night before a career fair with a person I took to the college to help me recruit. The guy I brought is Generation Y. After a few beers the conversation turned to the strange things some people have said in the interview process. The person with me said something that really hit home, he said "you have to understand my generation, it is very important that people look at us as being intelligent and right whether we are or not and are doing anything with our lives has nothing to do with it." The guy at the next table says "that's true" People at his table say what? HE repeats what was said and they readily agree laughing about it. I found it refreshing for a group to acknowledge something about their own generation like that. With that in mind I am at the very end of the baby boomer generation and can relate much more easily to Gen x and the one thing I would say in that same vein is it is really important that you know it really is all about us because it is.

[Katipan]

Originally Posted by milkman

What happens when we run out of letters?

Start naming them like tropical storms.

[Cephalic Trauma]

Originally Posted by milkman

What happens when we run out of letters?

We ditch the archaic system and quit grouping people based on silly generalizations.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I'm Gen XY Cusp, by the way. Gen Y gets a bad rep, but the truth is the workplace has slowly evolved to their needs. They don't want to stay in the same job their entire life, which is a good and bad thing (I think it's a very good thing, but that's my bias). Second, people think they have a bad work ethic because they don't want to be in the office. Gen Y understands that good business can get done remotely, that you can work 8 to 5 in the office then crank out a few hours at night versus staying 8 to 8. And Gen Y is open to using new tech in ways that BBs are too slow to adopt. Gen X and Y come from a more open age where leadership skills are taught as equally important to soft skills. They also have to be frustrated because the world is going digital, and BBs are getting in the way in many cases to real progress being made to shift companies there. In some cases, they openly resist.



Their blind spots (other than already mentioned) are that they'll be harder and more needy to retain in your work force. They multitask, so they have very short attention spans. They seem a lot less prepared for basic life and social skills, and they grew up in a world where it's common to talk to people over the computer instead of hearing a voice or seeing a face.



I think the big ten difference is clearly technology. The world has changed extremely fast with the adoption of mobile and internet. So drastic that the gap between BBs and Gen Ys is so stark. I bet you see a difference mentality from Gen Ys as leadership gets younger.

Gen Y fascinates me, they really do. The ability of those people to self-analyze their own generation at that age shows how bright they really are. Those who are able to adapt from any generation will be the ones who thrive. For Gen Y it will be the ones with a dynamic communication set with a strong desire to compete. Smart guys who just want a job are a dime a dozen.

[burt]

Meh...people are people.....

[Jimmya]

Attached to their electronics and Facebook for sure.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma

We ditch the archaic system and quit grouping people based on silly generalizations.

Because failing to acknowledge that the BBers had literally zero exposure to technology or that many Gen Yers struggle mightily with social skills is a productive and intelligent way to address communication breakdown that is taking place in corporate America.

Can we all just hold hands and skip now?

[Cephalic Trauma]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

Because failing to acknowledge that the BBers had literally zero exposure to technology or that many Gen Yers struggle mightily with social skills is a productive and intelligent way to address communication breakdown that is taking place in corporate America.

Can we all just hold hands and skip now?

I doubt you have the breath of knowledge to state that a "communication breakdown" is taking place across the country. You are acknowledging issues within your own bubble and applying them to a much larger scale. That's probably why you didn't get the reaction you had hoped.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

Because failing to acknowledge that the BBers had literally zero exposure to technology or that many Gen Yers struggle mightily with social skills is a productive and intelligent way to address communication breakdown that is taking place in corporate America.

Can we all just hold hands and skip now?

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[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma

I doubt you have the breath of knowledge to state that a "communication breakdown" is taking place across the country. You are acknowledging issues within your own bubble and applying them to a much larger scale. That's probably why you didn't get the reaction you had hoped.

I don't think that assuming people who had to communicate more in person, in social settings, are more social people with better interpersonal skills. You do something more you'll get better at it.

Social media is something that helps people avoid social situations. Instead of going to the park or joining a sport or hanging out at the local comix shop with other nerds you can now turn on Call of Duty and rawr on Chiefsplanet...

[Cephalic Trauma]

Originally Posted by Rausch

I don't think that assuming people who had to communicate more in person, in social settings, are more social people with better interpersonal skills. You do something more you'll get better at it.

Social media is something that helps people avoid social situations. Instead of going to the park or joining a sport or hanging out at the local comix shop with other nerds you can now turn on Call of Duty and rawr on Chiefsplanet...

And this has lead to a communication breakdown in corporate america how?

My point is he is taking his challenges as [Insert repetitive job here] and assuming that is going on everywhere. That's why his OP, and subsequent posts have been fraught with poorly conceived generalizations.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma

And this has lead to a communication breakdown in corporate america how?

I wasn't talking about corporate America. I'm just talking about younger people.

And I don't think it was their fault. The kids didn't create the social media or the Cell phones/Video games/computers they grew up with since age 6.

Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma

My point is he is taking his challenges as [Insert repetitive job here] and assuming that is going on everywhere.

Agreed. I'm responding more to conversation in the thread than the thread starter...

[ct]

Originally Posted by Jimmya

We may be screwed with this new generation of teenagers!

Gen Z, as in mindless Zombies walking around with cell phones in their faces, oblivious to the real world happening all around them.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by ct

Gen Z, as in mindless Zombies walking around with cell phones in their faces, oblivious to the real world happening all around them.

That's people of all ages now.

A year or two ago I went out with 10 people from work for a gal's birthday. After dinner 5 of those people spent the next 3 hours ****ing with their phones and interacting with no one...

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma

I doubt you have the breath of knowledge to state that a "communication breakdown" is taking place across the country. You are acknowledging issues within your own bubble and applying them to a much larger scale. That's probably why you didn't get the reaction you had hoped.

Breadth.

Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma

And this has lead to a communication breakdown in corporate america how?

My point is he is taking his challenges as [Insert repetitive job here] and assuming that is going on everywhere. That's why his OP, and subsequent posts have been fraught with poorly conceived generalizations.

Led.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Rausch

That's people of all ages now.

A year or two ago I went out with 10 people from work for a gal's birthday. After dinner 5 of those people spent the next 3 hours ****ing with their phones and interacting with no one...

Yeah, from teens to boomers; people love to **** with their phones in a social setting. I'm guilty of it from time to time, but usually when I get together with a group of people everyone I really care to talk to is probably there.

Nothing is worse than constant picture taking/check-in on Facebook woman. She wants everyone to know where she is, who she's with; and to show off all of her fun pictures!!

Gag.