Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 22:03
After reading Jessica’s post, I watched an awful 60 Minutes piece on Millenials (what they’re calling people our age these days). Apparently, we’re spoiled “narcissistic praise hounds” because we don’t subscribe to the exact same ideals our parents did when it comes to work and lifestyle.
The part that made me laugh the most was Morley Safer’s face when he questioned the audacity of our generation to put our own well being above that of the company we work for.
Mr. Safer, if I may, sir? Fuck your corporate jobs. I don’t give a fuck about them and they certainly don’t give a fuck about me. We’ve watched companies lay off hardworking people who for 30 years repeatedly sacrificed for their company, only to be laid off right before they’re eligible for a pension.
I’ll be avoiding that fate, thank you very much.
(via sharingtime)
Interesting! My mom and I often debate the work ethic of my generation. She is an old school HR director for a rather large company and runs into a lot of “problems” with the younger generation. She has a few good points. I mean, why shouldn’t we be forced to wear panty hose and closed-toe shoes year round? I love you Mom, but get with it.
On a more serious note, there are some problems with a generation that only wants to be happy at work, but with workloads and working hours on the rise can you really blame us/them?
The only thing I have to add to the thoughts above is: I can’t believe they blamed it on Mr. Rogers.
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