[hironegro]

Us Millennials are super annoying and overly pampered . I want to apologize to baby boomers on this board for the ridiculous comments I made about you people. I should look in the mirror and at my own age group before I criticize others.

http://humanresources.about.com/od/managementtips/a/millenials.htm
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Eleven Tips for Millennial Management
Provide structure. Reports have monthly due dates. Jobs have fairly regular hours. Certain activities are scheduled every day. Meetings have agendas and minutes. Goals are clearly stated and progress is assessed. Define assignments and success factors.


Provide leadership and guidance. Millennials want to look up to you, learn from you, and receive daily feedback from you. They want “in” on the whole picture and to know the scoop. Plan to spend a lot of time teaching and coaching and be aware of this commitment to millennials when you hire them. They deserve and want your very best investment of time in their success.


Encourage the millennial's self-assuredness, "can-do" attitude, and positive personal self-image. Millennials are ready to take on the world. Their parents told them they can do it - they can. Encourage - don't squash them or contain them.


Take advantage of the millennial's comfort level with teams. Encourage them to join. They are used to working in groups and teams. In contrast to the lone ranger attitude of earlier generations, millennials actually believe a team can accomplish more and better - they've experienced team success. Not just related to age, watch who joins the volleyball match at the company picnic. Millennials gather in groups and play on teams; you can also mentor, coach, and train your millennials as a team

[vision-master]

I always wanted to "do my own thing". 60's talk.

Check out Easy Rider.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hironegro', 'U')s Millennials are super annoying and overly pampered . I want to apologize to baby boomers on this board for the ridiculous comments I made about you people. I should look in the mirror and at my own age group before I criticize others.

[hironegro]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hironegro', 'U')s Millennials are super annoying and overly pampered . I want to apologize to baby boomers on this board for the ridiculous comments I made about you people. I should look in the mirror and at my own age group before I criticize others.

[patience]

Apology gratefully accepted. I'm an old Boomer. Unfortunately, I don't know age group what a milleniallist is. No matter, I'm interested to learn the viewpoints of all age proups.

Quite a long time ago, I saw a video called "You are what you were When.." (Referring to values and ideals being formed at about 10 to 15 years of age.) The intent was to learn about differing viewpoints in an effort to figure out how to best work together. Major life-changing events that took place when a person is in that formative period had a lot to do with how they feel about many things, and how they react. It's a topic I found to be worth some time to learn about.

An example was, a person impacted by the Great Depression would be much more likely to volunteer for overtime, than, say, a child of the 60's and 70's, because of the difference in how they perceived having a job.

What are the values of Milleniallists? The Boomers are well documented, whether they all fit the slot or not.

[emeraldg40]

I'm a boomer and have 2 Millenial kids, 20 and 24. Im glad I at least had made the decision that they would be "self-sufficient" at 18. That was my own personal goal for my kids. "Failure to Launch" didnt appeal to me . That being said, it has been hard on both of them during this time. They still have the Millenial attitude, pay me to show up etc. but the world of work is slowly shining the light for them. They both live on their own, work and attend school. Theyve bounced checks, paid tickets, have had wrecks etc, all of lifes little unpleasantries thrown their way and have managed to get through it. Millenials are the "social generation" thus the popularity of the myspace and facebook, very important to them to stay conneted. I've heard they will be the generation that our grandparents were.......community first etc. It will be fun to watch.

[hironegro]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'I') always wanted to "do my own thing". 60's talk.

Check out Easy Rider.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hironegro', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'I') always wanted to "do my own thing". 60's talk.

Check out Easy Rider.

[Tyler_JC]

Whats wrong with wanting your employees to be as productive as possible?

Networking is good. Using modern technology is good. Teamwork is good. You don't need an office full of angry individualists who refuse to co-operate with one another.

I'd hardly call wanting to make friends with your co-workers a sign of being pampered.

[hope_full]

My children are in their late 20s and I'm a boomer.

Your apology is accepted.

We're all in this together and sometimes I think keeping abreast of all this financial news is really, really hard on the nerves. Sometimes it seems that ignorance is indeed blissful.