This is a link to a video that might start some discussion.
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Holy Cow, Rock! We have 3 "millenials" in our house. Aren't they the most wonderful, smart, talented people? And they can certainly do or be anything they want to. I would love to have a bouncy ball to sit on at my desk, however. We have a nap room at work- Dr. Moesinger uses it almost daily. He's 67...
Very interesting video. I will have to think about it some more.
Fascinating. I think that the premise may be a little off: this is not a revolutionary shift. I think, instead, that our culture has continued to evolve (like it has for hundreds of years) and the generation ahead hasn't been looking for it. It's gone from "the generation of Elvis will destroy traditional values" to "the Beatles groupies are rejecting what's important" to "the hippie crowd are fighting against the establishment" to... well, on and on until you get to me (generation-X, per se) and now the "millennials." The dividing lines are purely arbitrary, just like the line between the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages, or between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. You know what? Just like the Y2K-bug, it means nothing. The world moves on just fine.
It's a constant gradual process that takes the older generation time to realize that the world moved on without them, and when they actually realize it, they have to come up with a name and a theory to help them understand why things don't work the way they used to. The musicians have changed, but the music is still the same. It only makes sense that it’s the business world who reacted first. Pulcheria introduced me to a book: “The Experience Economy,” that has got me thinking about this gradual shift. Copy & past the link below, if interested.
http://www.amazon.com/Experience-Economy-Theater-Every-Business/dp/0875848192/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b
I'm glad there is some variables mixed in with the constants.
While I think that many millenials are amazing, I have also dealt with those that have learned (through the means described in this video) that they don't need to take take responsibility for their actions - their parents are always there to fix everything. I am a firm believer that it is wonderful to share with parents, but having Mom or Dad call to solve your problems when you reach a certain age is a pet peeve. When my residents were in college, married, and had children of their own, why were their parents calling me to complain about neighbors (when I had never heard from the student)?
Another example: I once watched a student dump a cup of soda in the hall of a residence hall - when I requested he clean it up, I was told that he knew we paid custodians for clean-up. He didn't need to clean up after himself and he added that if he were at home, his mom would do it for him. Side note: I also heard the same thing from his mom (that he didn't know how to clean up after himself after the cleaning charge was applied to his bill. When I was still working, I considered it job security and LOTS of educable moments.
Interesting video. I note that the hippies of my generation, who wanted desperately to change the world, pretty much have all been absorbed into the culture of adult life and didn't really change things much. Hunger & shelter needs do wonders to the work ethic of most. Like others before, our near ancestors wanted to establish Zion, a millennial society and change the world, too. Not much changed. It is not educational, social, or business practices, not even church habits that will change the world so much as the changes in each individual's heart, one spirit at a time. We come through the veil individually, not as a culture. Our God is a personal God afterall.
THAT must be why my co-workers my age and i don't like working overtime. The bosses don't seem to get why we don't want to live at the P.O........
I think the Rock needs to post some more. Yes? ;)
WB: erm... Yeah! I'll sign the petition.
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