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July 27, 2010
Redux: Who cares what makes Generation Y tick?
From a marketing e-mail I received today:
"Are you frustrated by young workers who feel entitled to success, need constant praise, want everything to be 'their way'? Are you struggling to attract and retain a generation of workers whose commitment seems more temporary than permanent? This is Generation Y, a workforce of as many as 70 million, and the first wave is just now taking their place in an increasingly multigenerational workplace. In this 1-day seminar, we'll show you how to motivate and manage Generation Y. You'll learn what makes them tick, how to retain them, and make them productive and energized."
It's your problem, Gen-X and Gen-Y. Not ours. Work, figure it out, ask questions, and we'll help you--but it's your job to adjust to "us" and the often hard adventure of learning to solve problems for your employer and its clients. Not a two-way street.
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Note: The piece you just enjoyed is the May 20, 2008 post that sparked formal organization of the Anti-Slackoisie Party, further fueled the ongoing WAC? Value Movement and, most importantly, led this blog's writers to another stalwart lawyer-writer-visionary (then recovering from injuries sustained in a tragic deer season mishap). Not unlike Lenin meeting Stalin.
NYC's Scott Greenfield just days before late 2007 hunting accident.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at July 27, 2010 01:27 AM