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A lot of people with that mentality have the "I'll do this until I'm 30," dream and then realize they should have went back and got a real degree. Sure, it's not too late but it only gets harder.
That and also people tend to put relationships above their education/careers to be with their significant other, which might have worked for the baby-boomers because they got married younger but I think that's also a huge factor because with the divorce rate the way it is...That also isn't working in their favor.
my impression : most of the people that i work with in biotech are millennials. they are fiery smart, hard workers, and they'll drop whatever they are doing to help you out or answer a question every time. completely professional. i'm a Gen Xer, and i do the same. however, to be honest, i think that they surpass the level of professionalism that i had straight out of college. i have a high opinion of my coworkers.
my impression : most of the people that i work with in biotech are millennials. they are fiery smart, hard workers, and they'll drop whatever they are doing to help you out or answer a question every time. completely professional. i'm a Gen Xer, and i do the same. however, to be honest, i think that they surpass the level of professionalism that i had straight out of college. i have a high opinion of my coworkers.
There is a nice slice of nose to the grindstone worker bees who have learned to keep their mouths shut and their minds closed and follow the rules to get ahead.
Fewer and fewer all the time though.
Which sucks.
The young engineers I work with are pretty good. So, it's not like the entire generation is a total loss. But, the 25-30 year old kids my friends and relatives have who still live at home, some even with kids of their own, are a disgrace. Overweight, lazy, full of excuses and blaming everyone but themselves for their plight. They are night and day different from the hard working college grads I come across professionally.
that hasn't been my experience, except for the kids living at home part. most of that is because we put a massive paywall in front of post secondary education, IMO. either way, we're dealing in anecdotal evidence here, so it is what it is.
Mostly faggish. From what I see they're lazy and entitled - products of the US education system. Hopefully, they'll get mature and shed their liberal tinfoil hats - but I really kind of doubt it.
There does appear to be more..um..non-binary types than there used to be, or perhaps I am just noticing it as it is in the news so much lately.
Used to be that you went to college for 10 grand, to get a job that paid 50 grand, to buy a house that cost 80 grand.
Now you go to college for 100 grand, to get a job that pays 30 grand, to buy a house that costs 300 grand.
I don't know why the older generation talks so poorly about us. We are eventually going to be in charge, and that's the older generations real problem. They want to lose power to anybody.
I don't think most millennials think they are going to millionaires.[/B] We are pretty much graduating from college with tons of debt, and as a result live with our parents. We are not getting married, buying houses, or having kids at the rate of previous generations because we are loaded down with debt. In fact, most millennials I know don't even want kids because they are another cost, and having a kid is going to put you in medical debt.
As for the part about posting selfies and inspirational quotes on Instagram.... I found that to be true in many cases. Social media accounts is more about presenting yourself to others in the way you want to be seen versus a reflection of reality. It's all really pretentious.
Getting trophies for just participating... I never got a trophy for anything, and I never wanted a trophy for anything. I was in martial arts, never got a trophy. If you wanted me to do something for money, I would do it. If you said, wash my car, and if you do it right, I'll give you $50. If you do half assed job, I'll give you $5. I would have washed the **** out of that car. To me trophies are actually worthless.
To be fair it is a lot harder to get a start today. Options are few, and limited are the opportunities.
I began my career as a co-op student, working as a draftsman while still in high school. Jobs like mine were plentiful. I spent time as a gopher and all around assistant in a machine shop. I also learned how to draw by copying old drawings from paper onto Mylar. When computers arrived, I did much the same, taking paper drawings and entering them into CAD format. It prepared me for a career. By the time I was 20, I had solid experience and a strong skill set. College came later, as an addition not a prerequisite.
Kids today can still do that. But, their choices are limited. I know a kid (lol...he's 24, so not really a kid) who is working cyber security at the AFB. His mom said he was always good at computers so when he graduated HS, he hooked up with a temp firm who landed him a regular data entry type gig at the base. Now he is their network guru.
Mostly faggish. From what I see they're lazy and entitled - products of the US education system. Hopefully, they'll get mature and shed their liberal tinfoil hats - but I really kind of doubt it.
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