The article compares Gen Y against boomers. Reality, at least in my world, Boomers had a good deal in terms of pensions, health care, and the like -- but unless those same Boomers were in Government jobs, those pension/healthcare promises are not as rosy as they were purported to be, or they took their early retirement benefits and folded them into risk in to the market. Those that did found themselves in a world of hurt come the late 90s/early 2000s and are now working at sub-optimal jobs in their 60s.
Personally, I've been working since I was 14 and I actually enjoy it -- a mix of pays the bills jobs, projects, and hobbies. My work ethic is best described as puritanical with a dose of optimizing for work life balance (at home preferred over sitting in a car for 45-60min). I probably work more than my parents did, but I don't have kids.
Any success I have is hard one over time, hard work, and being smart about decisions. I've never had a sense of "I deserve X". I don't agree with the article in a number of things, but when I've lead/managed members of Gen Y, there is a general feeling that they desire to advance/have more responsibility than their experience dictates. This is a generalization -- greater than 50% were of that mindset, but there were those in the remainder that were more balanced in their expectaions.
Sure, it is great to be goal oriented and have optimism, but for some of us a track record is more important than professed potential.
Personally, I've been working since I was 14 and I actually enjoy it -- a mix of pays the bills jobs, projects, and hobbies. My work ethic is best described as puritanical with a dose of optimizing for work life balance (at home preferred over sitting in a car for 45-60min). I probably work more than my parents did, but I don't have kids.
Any success I have is hard one over time, hard work, and being smart about decisions. I've never had a sense of "I deserve X". I don't agree with the article in a number of things, but when I've lead/managed members of Gen Y, there is a general feeling that they desire to advance/have more responsibility than their experience dictates. This is a generalization -- greater than 50% were of that mindset, but there were those in the remainder that were more balanced in their expectaions.
Sure, it is great to be goal oriented and have optimism, but for some of us a track record is more important than professed potential.