The topic today is Millennials.
The age range for millennials varies. A major research firm, Nielsen Media Research, dates the years for millennials. Nonetheless, a majority of surveyors describes the millennial ages from 18-34. Or late teens to twenty somethings.
They are described as ‘selfish, lazy, narcissistic, and spoiled’ by a large majority of the media, especially by the baby-boomer age. According to Parade magazine, they destroy a great deal of these myths. More than 60% of millennials have said they would rather work at a job earning $40,000 at a job they love, rather than $100,000 at a job they hate. That makes a lot of sense. I’d think it’s much more worth it, to be a teacher wanting to make a difference in the world, as opposed to being a podiatrist. If you enjoy working with feet, we call that a foot fetish. You have a foot fetish, don’t try to hide it.
Millennials are also not entirely selfish either. A Harvard Institute of Politics study shows that 74% of 18-25 year old's said their number one reason for volunteering is to help other people. A survey of 26,000 students from UCLA reveals about two-thirds think that it is essential or very important to help others. While they do have a host of on-demand services like Amazon, Netflix, Uber that give notice to their impatience. But, if you look at any short-staffed restaurant or retail store, they are more likely to be more understanding. Unlike any middle-aged woman who throws a fit when they have to wait in line to check out from a grocery store. 'Look, Carol. You have all day to watch Pat Robertson stories. There’s no need to go all Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man when Charlie tries to get Raymond to go on the plane. Relax.'
It’s no secret, either, that Millennials are often called the ‘narcissistic generation.’ I think our current president ended that quite quickly.
Many would be in total agreement of the narrative that millennials are the ‘participation trophy’ generation. While it is true that there are more participation trophies given out today than in previous years. Are they really as awful, as people think? It infers that this generation is too stupid to know the difference between that and a first place trophy. Christ, at this point, why don’t we put a DiGorino Pizza and a Little Caesar’s Pizza. Like, nobody can tell the difference between store-bought crap and a Hot-n-Ready!
We need more honesty with the portrayal of millennials; this is how.
