Millennials
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Sat and watched all the baby boomers wrecklessly burn and waste all kinds of money.
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What's the consensus definition for "millenials? Not old enough to remember life before computers?
I was born in 80 so I straddle being an X'er and a Millenial. I think Millenial are way more self-focused, their life is truly all about them. They will work, for the right price, but you better not expect something for nothing, for nothing they will go do something they enjoy.
And what is the deal with airline food? I mean, come on!
It depends on how old the person complaining about young people happens to be.
This is what I don't understand. Facebook was in its infancy while I was in college (back when you had to have an edu email) I didn't even have a cell phone until college but the time frames I've seen listed seem to group kids born in the early to mid 80s with kids several years younger and there's a huge difference in how one grew up in those years.
Cricket being a year older than me is the upset of the century. Didn't see that coming
"Mustashioed 101-ers" pretty much.
(Of all the lingo created on here, ^this one ^ is simply brilliant. Credit to Beavis.)
(Of all the lingo created on here, ^this one ^ is simply brilliant. Credit to Beavis.)
Just found this, comports with what I've heard.....
2000/2001-Present - New Silent Generation or Generation Z
1980-2000 - Millennials or Generation Y
1965-1979 - Generation X
1946-1964 - Baby Boomers
1925-1945 - Silent Generation
1900-1924 - G.I. Generation
2000/2001-Present - New Silent Generation or Generation Z
1980-2000 - Millennials or Generation Y
1965-1979 - Generation X
1946-1964 - Baby Boomers
1925-1945 - Silent Generation
1900-1924 - G.I. Generation
I just want someone to tell me how someone born in the early to mid 80s is anything like someone born in the mid 90s? That's total horse ****. If you can remember life before the Internet, you're extremely different than a group who has always had it.
Agreed. To group my brother (36) with his 12 year old son just doesn't fit. Anyone who bought tapes for their car when they were old enough to drive it can't be lumped together technologically with kids who don't know what a CD is.
At 25, I don't even consider myself a millennial. I can clearly remember not even having a computer until I was 5-6, then no internet until I was 8 or so, and even then most of my friends didn't have those things. Same with cell phones. Most of us just borrowed our parents' when they'd drop us off somewhere. Didn't get my own until high school, and they weren't something most people had until senior year.
My generation (boomer) spent too much time working, making and spending money. I've said to my kids a billion times how they don't know the value of a $. Then I tell them how when I was a kid if someone had told me they'd give me a dollar to pick up a wet dog turd, I'd have done it. ....... Then I think "Maybe they do know the real value of a dollar a lot better than I do". Too many of us failed to spend time and develop relationships with them when they were kids. We were either working or out on the weekends enjoying our toys.
In general, I find millenials have a hard time sustaining and commiting to relationships. Probably because we didn't teach them how. They've been used to being given stuff, because WE tried to substitute stuff for relationships. They are, pretty much, what we taught them to be.
In general, I find millenials have a hard time sustaining and commiting to relationships. Probably because we didn't teach them how. They've been used to being given stuff, because WE tried to substitute stuff for relationships. They are, pretty much, what we taught them to be.
The millennials will be fine once they realize that:
1. A part time job at Starbuck's isn't ever going to repay $50,000-$75,000 worth of student loans.
2. They are not entitled to any lifestyle but can work for what they want.
3. "Hipster" is one of the worst fads ever. Trim those stupid beards, get rid of the nerdy glasses, we don't care about your irony, ditch the skinny jeans, shower daily, etc.
4. A 25 year old should not be living with mom and dad. Support yourself.
1. A part time job at Starbuck's isn't ever going to repay $50,000-$75,000 worth of student loans.
2. They are not entitled to any lifestyle but can work for what they want.
3. "Hipster" is one of the worst fads ever. Trim those stupid beards, get rid of the nerdy glasses, we don't care about your irony, ditch the skinny jeans, shower daily, etc.
4. A 25 year old should not be living with mom and dad. Support yourself.
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I think the issue in its simplest form is "death of the family". This is very good for corporations and big business/entertainment because they are stepping in to fill that void. It's not good. You could say money is the root of this evil. More general speak - our priorities are touched. It's very sad what we as humans value today.
Based on this, I would consider you a millennial. I didn't have a computer at work until 1995. Work email started around 96 or 97. My wife & I got & shared a cell phone starting in 2005. I realize that I am a late adopter when it comes to cell phone technology, but I honestly had no need for it before then. Having that stuff for the first time as a kid vs having it for the first time as an adult puts us in very different generations.
In the 90's though, it was clear to me that I was of a different generation than my boss. I had used a PC to get through college, probably one of the first generations to do so. I still remember a lot of type-writers & dedicated word processors being used. My boss was content to have a type-writer & file cabinet.
Millennial face a tough economic condition... they have parents that held their hand far too long (anecdotes about parents coming with them to interviews, and following up with employers, etc.) and then you have the fact that the boomers thought they were going to be rich magically without saving for retirement.
So, since the boomers are all staying in jobs way longer than previous generations because they can't afford to retire, Gen X can't move into their management positions, and Millenials have a hard time getting hired on at all. Add in the fact that their parents told them manufacturing is bad and they need a college degree, and you've got a terrible market to job hunt in. I don't think its lazy, I think the market sucks for them. And the fact that they are way more efficient at most office tasks than older generations probably makes them look like they aren't working much once they do get hired.
So, since the boomers are all staying in jobs way longer than previous generations because they can't afford to retire, Gen X can't move into their management positions, and Millenials have a hard time getting hired on at all. Add in the fact that their parents told them manufacturing is bad and they need a college degree, and you've got a terrible market to job hunt in. I don't think its lazy, I think the market sucks for them. And the fact that they are way more efficient at most office tasks than older generations probably makes them look like they aren't working much once they do get hired.
Milennials seem to be very entitled and unfortunately, grew up in the heyday of reality TV...specifically Laguna Beach and The Hills. Their expectation appears to be a high, six figure job while working about 10 hours a week for it. And you'd better throw in a Range Rover as well.
Well the reality is just the opposite...especially in Kentucky. My wife and I have a 6 year old and we were just discussing how we want her to struggle some in life. In fact, we just started her on weekly chores. I can handle a lot, but I don't want a lazy 30 year old living with me.
Well the reality is just the opposite...especially in Kentucky. My wife and I have a 6 year old and we were just discussing how we want her to struggle some in life. In fact, we just started her on weekly chores. I can handle a lot, but I don't want a lazy 30 year old living with me.
"Struggle some in life"? That's a pretty bold statement. Why would you want that for your child? And if you think doing chores is struggling in life, well ...
agreed that that time frames for the latest 2 or 3 groups don't make a lot of sense, maybe that's because we're too close to see it clearly. of course it makes sense to me that the boomers are defined as '46-'64, because by now i can clearly see that.......
Seriously, what's more annoying? Millennials (my interactions have been pleasant) or older people whining about millennials while not acknowledging that all the problems they whine about were created by their generation? The answer is the ones whining about generations. Myopic at best, stupid at worst.
Yup.