Comments on: In Defense of Gen Y Workers

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:57:08 +0000

Yeah, I can see how it would appear differently if you took it that way, and I do see how you could have taken it that way, although I didn’t.

And double yeah, conversation good (grumpy blog comments, not so much ;)).

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:41:47 +0000

Maybe I read the article with a sense of irony and humor - I didn’t take it seriously - and not knowing Jarina I don’t know if she was 100% serious - but it seems like people either find what she wrote worth reading or not - it’s fun to find articles like that that generate conversations

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:10:33 +0000

Thought it was terrible, myself. Most people get over the idea that they know everything, and that their parents are, y’know, so square and embarrassing and stupid, by the time they’re out of their teens.

On Nicole’s comment that “Weâ€™re constantly hearing that Gen Yers are spoiled, lazy, etc etc etc.”. I’d disagree - all I seem to hear is how great and wonderful the Gen Yers are. I thought spoiled and lazy was the stereotype of my generation (something Jarina alludes to).

More pertinently, Jarina’s mistaken her ability to use a particular set of technologies with tech literacy. Yes, she can use a computer better than most people my age can. Just like we could use VCRs better than our parents could. Just like my grandparents could probably drive better than their parents could. And just like the next generation will understand the next set of tools much better than Jarina (or you or I) will.

By: What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » Multi-tasking

What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » Multi-tasking — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:05:58 +0000

[...] always thought that being able to do multple things at once lead to more productivity - but after I posted the link to Jarina’s article, I got some links sent to me about how multi-tasking actually [...]

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:26:49 +0000

Why can’t we use the skills/traits we all have together? That’s what we’re doing now? Businesses aren’t usually running with an entire staff from one generation - they have people of all ages - so use the skills each generation brings and you have a pretty darn powerful team

By: Tripp

Tripp — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:23:21 +0000

Ah…This is cool stuff. But as a member of Gen X, I can’t help but wonder where we are going to fit in this. A bridge? Ignored? Perhaps. Not trying to pick nits here, but this stuff totally fascinates me.

Thanks for posting this.