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January 16, 2009
Beavis, can you spare a dime?
Breaking: Twenty-somethings, reality collide. MSNBC: "Generation Y job-seekers hit hard". Excerpt:
Younger workers are finding out the hard way that they have to hustle to land their dream job, says Debra Condren, business psychologist and author of “Ambition Is Not A Dirty Word.”
“These young adults don’t know how to jump in and be aggressive,” she says.
Query: If they're not proactive and aggressive, would you want these workers at your shop even in "good times"?
Posted by Holden Oliver at January 16, 2009 04:13 AM
Comments
While I agree with the sentiment, the Beavis & Butthead reference is off for this particular generation by about a decade.
Posted by: sdf fan at January 16, 2009 06:26 PM
Sdf-dude: Butt-Head, the speaker, is not yet 30, and was born in 1979. Check your Who's Who in Cartoons. HO
Posted by: Holden Oliver at January 16, 2009 07:08 PM