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- At least we aren''t stoned out of our minds like the boomers were at our age.
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- THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS, MORLEY
In the coming recession, 50% of these yahoos will be laid-off and will be working at Mickey D''s. Then they''ll finally read "The Prince" and try actually working for a living, instead of being a putz.
Geez, Morley, one would think that a 75-year-old Canadian would know better. Keep trying, and say hello to Mike [Myron] Wallace, 89. - Reply to this comment
- I weep and fear for our future when these people are in charge. Our country will go to hell then.
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That sounds like a great reason to leave a job. If you''re unhappy where you are...get out. Your situation is exactly the type we millenials successfully avoid. - Reply to this comment
- You just described my 29 year old "boss!" At least now I know that I''m not going crazy. At 45, I have practically run his father''s business while his son "came to work in flip flops, surfed the net, checked his email, chatted on his cell phone, planned parties with equally irresponsible peers, and went to the beach. Trips to doctors, therapists, drycleaners, etc. often interrupted his "work day." He acted as though he deserved the company-paid car, free gas, car insurance, health insurance, EZ pass, salary, cell phone service, because of ... ? I''m not sure! Now he''s got to deal with the company, which is failing, and I''m off to work for someone else. I hope he hits bottom and learns what working for a living really means! Him and his friends! He''s fun to be around, but not to work with, ''cause I was the only one working.
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- I just watched and, frankly, laughed my non- millennially correct way through the 60 Minutes segment, %u201CThe Millenials.%u201D I suppose my parent%u2019s generation had their doubts about my generation, the Boomers, so this is likely some repetition of their take on their successors.
I was especially amused by the young author talking about changing jobs until he found himself and his perfect job. Also, he didn%u2019t want to sacrifice as his father did only to face a lay-off. When I graduated from college, without parental intervention by the way, I was expected to earn my way as I %u201Cfound myself.%u201D Moving back home was tantamount to failure. Seems as if the Gen-Y%u2019ers use back home as their safety net. If expenses outrun income while they search for themselves, they can fall back on the hard-won benefits of their rustic, but clueless parents %u2013 those people who sacrificed, remember?
That we boomers may have raised a generation that was never weaned from affirmation, praise, and intervention is our own fault. The author%u2019s promise that they will not make the same mistakes as their parents is not a new concept. To this will be added accusations of a thousand woulda-coulda-shoulda misses the Gen-Y kids will discover as the reality of life tempers their outlook.
I love the freshness of their hopefulness and expectations. I hope it survives better than other hot-house blooms outside the protection that made it possible. - Reply to this comment
- i''m a 25-year-old with 50-year-old parents constantly berating me to get a serious career, and yes, i loathe the idea of working an 8-5 job as do the vast majority of my peers. the main reason is that we see our parents on the verge of suicide, having the life sucked out of them, constantly taken for granted by whatever supervisor/boss/corporate figurehead they answer to, and we intend to figure out ways to avoid that. we choose to identify ourselves by our interests and hobbies rather than just what job we do.
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- I am very concerned about the report I saw tonight on The "Millennials" Are Coming. Our society and country are in grave danger. We have a generation of individuals who know nothing of hard work and sacrifice. What are we going to do when the ".... hits the fan?" All the warning signs are in place and the life of prosperity is diminishing daily. We are in for a disaster of some type, and this new generation will be in for a very rude awakening. Parents STOP!!!!!!!!!!! hovering over your kids. You are harming them more than you know. Not only are you harming your child, you''re jeopardizing the future of America. It is time to face reality. History is our greatest predictor of tomorrow. The cycle of prosperity is on the decline and a generation of hardship is on the rise. Parents please prepare your children by providing them with responsibilities! Stop doing things for them they can do for themselves! Let them fall on their face and experience the full weight of negative consequences they receive based on their own choices! Parents, STOP!!!! rescuing your children, because they will not be able to rescue themselves when the time comes. It is time to raise a generation that thinks of others and is not out for only number one. I am a 39 year old female and I am concerned about America''s future.
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- I''m surprised that nobody so far has looked at the link between this story and the MRSA story. This coddled generation has never had to experience "real life" whether it''s failure in a competition (they all get trophies) to playing in the dirt, to getting (and getting over) routine infections. These kids were rushed to the doctor for every little ailment and they were given antibiotics for things like colds. Now many antibiotics don''t work, many more kids have allergies to common things like peanuts and these same kids have allergies to real work and the consequences of not doing the job they are asigned. I worry about the future of our country.
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- Wow. What a myopic, unfair representation of the work ethic of my generation. First off, I was raised by parents who taught that "everybody is a winner???" I certainly missed that lesson. What a worthless piece of non-scientific psycho-babble that has no basis in the real world.
Secondly, we do not yearn for employment from anybody, considering that a substantial amount of employers in the U.S. do not offer health insurance or suitable benefits, and the prospect of a pension is laughable. Why don''t you do an expose on the amount of debt a person with a Master''s Degree has accumulated by the time they have their first job? Or how about an expose on how EMPLOYERS view their employees as pieces of property? We might have more respect for our employers if they treated us with respect, and offered us a benefits and pay package that is enough for us to pay our living expenses.
Thirdly, that is assuming you even get a job in the first place! I hold degrees in biochemistry and law. I am currently unemployed. Since I did not go to Harvard or Stanford, no employers will give me the time of day (thank you, Google, etc.). One of the reasons that you report many college graduates living at home after graduation is the fact that they don''t have a job, and have no prospects! We are still waiting for people like Morley Safer to finally retire, so that ANYBODY else can get a job. So 60 Minutes, if you want me to work for you, drop me a line! (I won''t hold my breath). - Reply to this comment
