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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Bull Shnitt.
A lot of what this guy says makes sense, especially about the effects of social media, but I object to painting an entire generation with this brush. Some handle the new world better than others.
We currently employ 4 millennials who are fantastic employees. In one case the young man is extraordinary. While we have primarily generation Ys on the payroll, the millennials have been no more - and in some cases much less - of a problem than the Ys. The only people we have ever had in the company who where content to work as unpaid interns were millennials. I don't believe millennials are any better or worse than any other generation was at their age. Where we have problems are the Ys, who have a few years under their belt and think they know more than senior management.
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This has been my experience as well, but aren't millennials part of Gen Y?
I have two millennials on my team who are wonderful employees to work with and if they continue on their path, will be even better than they are now. Ironically, the pain in the ass in the group is a Gen-Xer the same age as me that fits the description to a "T" of the whiney/needy/special millennials we often complain about. Come to think of it, the ROI on the couple boomers we have on board leave a lot to be desired as well...