Comments on: The real Generation Y work ethic http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/ Engagement for the next generation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:02:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: keith http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-82286 keith Sat, 24 May 2008 05:29:11 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-82286 Modite. I don't think we work hard because we love to work, but it's more so to help us meet our much needed ends and goals. For the most part our generation is one of the first that has to deal with stresses and forces that have an affect on the human mind and body like never before. At the same rate the requirements to even more an inch is over demanding for us to do. But we do it because we were told by our parents to work hard and you could achieve. So we work hard. Very hard, and for the most part you're either in the category of our generation in which we work hard to try to make change, and then the other side who realize what the status-quo really is and become extremely cynical. But for the most part that as a lot to do with how our generation views society today. For the most part we do what we need to do to advance our personal lives, but in terms of our society. Many try, and many become cynical of the gov't and society in general. For the most part we're going to be that generation that might have to deal with a crisis really soon. But for the most part in terms of personal lives, and trying to find ways to live a unique lifestyle. We work hard for that. We work to fulfill our personal lives instead of thinking of ways to contribute and become a long term member of a corporation. Because trust me even the ones who work hard to change their lives are cynical. To the point that many realize that things in the corporate world don't last forever, and so yea we switch jobs as fast as we get them. For the most part we are also having to cope with graduating from college or even graduate school, and having to take up blue collar or minimum wage jobs because we can't compete with the previous generations or we don't have the necessary connections needed for a job. That's the way this economy works today, and it isn't going to get better for us. For the most part we are extremely underrated. Modite. I don’t think we work hard because we love to work, but it’s more so to help us meet our much needed ends and goals.

For the most part our generation is one of the first that has to deal with stresses and forces that have an affect on the human mind and body like never before.

At the same rate the requirements to even more an inch is over demanding for us to do. But we do it because we were told by our parents to work hard and you could achieve. So we work hard. Very hard, and for the most part you’re either in the category of our generation in which we work hard to try to make change, and then the other side who realize what the status-quo really is and become extremely cynical. But for the most part that as a lot to do with how our generation views society today.

For the most part we do what we need to do to advance our personal lives, but in terms of our society. Many try, and many become cynical of the gov’t and society in general. For the most part we’re going to be that generation that might have to deal with a crisis really soon.

But for the most part in terms of personal lives, and trying to find ways to live a unique lifestyle. We work hard for that. We work to fulfill our personal lives instead of thinking of ways to contribute and become a long term member of a corporation. Because trust me even the ones who work hard to change their lives are cynical. To the point that many realize that things in the corporate world don’t last forever, and so yea we switch jobs as fast as we get them.

For the most part we are also having to cope with graduating from college or even graduate school, and having to take up blue collar or minimum wage jobs because we can’t compete with the previous generations or we don’t have the necessary connections needed for a job.

That’s the way this economy works today, and it isn’t going to get better for us.

For the most part we are extremely underrated.

]]> By: Modite - Social media doesn’t create new generation leaders http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-18253 Modite - Social media doesn’t create new generation leaders Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:50:51 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-18253 [...] Restlessness courses through our veins, for we are never doing enough or being enough. Volunteering, leadership, and entrepreneurship, nor the eventual acceptance of the mundane satisfies our edge. [...] […] Restlessness courses through our veins, for we are never doing enough or being enough. Volunteering, leadership, and entrepreneurship, nor the eventual acceptance of the mundane satisfies our edge. […]

]]> By: Modite - Life as a Gen Y leader - week eleven http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-7310 Modite - Life as a Gen Y leader - week eleven Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:57:19 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-7310 [...] And I’m wondering if what I really want is to become a workaholic. [...] […] And I’m wondering if what I really want is to become a workaholic. […]

]]> By: Modite - How to be productive when you’re sick http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-4897 Modite - How to be productive when you’re sick Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:23:06 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-4897 [...] Don’t the sick fairies know I have stuff to do? Really. My nose is so red and my skin is so pale, I look like Rudolph died. It’s not fun. And I’m trying to figure out how I can get some work done. Any work whatsoever. So I do a little work, and then I call my mom to check in on her, because as it turns out, even hundreds of miles away, she’s sick too. [...] […] Don’t the sick fairies know I have stuff to do? Really. My nose is so red and my skin is so pale, I look like Rudolph died. It’s not fun. And I’m trying to figure out how I can get some work done. Any work whatsoever. So I do a little work, and then I call my mom to check in on her, because as it turns out, even hundreds of miles away, she’s sick too. […]

]]> By: The Scratching Post http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-4190 The Scratching Post Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:35:45 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-4190 <strong>Gen Y Work Ethic...</strong> This week I got to participate in interviews of some of our personnel who were applying for a coveted educational grant to do graduate work at local universities. It was my first exposure to the stereotyped Gen-Y narcissist... Gen Y Work Ethic…

This week I got to participate in interviews of some of our personnel who were applying for a coveted educational grant to do graduate work at local universities. It was my first exposure to the stereotyped Gen-Y narcissist…

]]> By: Christine http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-4187 Christine Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:44:45 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-4187 I think Gen Y has the right attitude. Work hard when you at work and then do what you want after work. It is this attitude that sometimes makes the older generation who grow up thinking, the more hours I put in the more effective. The Gen Y employees may not put in as much time, but the employees I have are just as effective (if not more) in the 8 hours they put into work, as those who put in 10-11 hours. Plus, they have more fun! I think Gen Y has the right attitude. Work hard when you at work and then do what you want after work. It is this attitude that sometimes makes the older generation who grow up thinking, the more hours I put in the more effective. The Gen Y employees may not put in as much time, but the employees I have are just as effective (if not more) in the 8 hours they put into work, as those who put in 10-11 hours. Plus, they have more fun!

]]> By: Modite - Engagement for the next generation http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-3608 Modite - Engagement for the next generation Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:10:15 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-3608 [...] Bored with motherhood and marriage, we savor the challenge of work. Michelle Obama said in a recent interview, “I love losing myself in a set of problems that have nothing to do with my husband and children. Once you’ve tasted that, it’s hard to walk away.” [...] […] Bored with motherhood and marriage, we savor the challenge of work. Michelle Obama said in a recent interview, “I love losing myself in a set of problems that have nothing to do with my husband and children. Once you’ve tasted that, it’s hard to walk away.” […]

]]> By: Cody McKibben http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-3568 Cody McKibben Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:50:56 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-3568 I feel like I'm running myself into the ground burning the candle at both ends. A day job, freelance work on the side (trying to make it a real business), two career-related blogs, and involvement in leadership for two professional organizations. And I'm really lucky to have a few close friends who are also passionate about *too* much, and keep me inspired! This post was really motivating to me (in a way). I need to cut back on several things, and really focus on the important. But, my city is not like what you describe. So many of my peers are still in college after 7 years, working at Starbucks, and they're happy just living paycheck to paycheck. Or at least they don't have these wild dreams of changing the world like I (and you!) do. Besides Madison, are there other communities across the nation that serve as a good support for crazy motivated young professionals? It's so hard to keep going 24-7 when nobody around you understands what that experience is like. I feel like I’m running myself into the ground burning the candle at both ends. A day job, freelance work on the side (trying to make it a real business), two career-related blogs, and involvement in leadership for two professional organizations. And I’m really lucky to have a few close friends who are also passionate about *too* much, and keep me inspired!

This post was really motivating to me (in a way). I need to cut back on several things, and really focus on the important. But, my city is not like what you describe. So many of my peers are still in college after 7 years, working at Starbucks, and they’re happy just living paycheck to paycheck. Or at least they don’t have these wild dreams of changing the world like I (and you!) do. Besides Madison, are there other communities across the nation that serve as a good support for crazy motivated young professionals? It’s so hard to keep going 24-7 when nobody around you understands what that experience is like.

]]> By: Lisa Gates http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-2980 Lisa Gates Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:25:02 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-2980 I feel like I need a cane. Or my cane is transparent... Being a gen-boomer, very tail end, (which means I don't really need the cane, okay?) I hear two words: Passion. Passion. In the end, as now, passion will lead the day. It's what will get you that extra hour of sleep AND change the world all at the same time. I feel like I need a cane. Or my cane is transparent…

Being a gen-boomer, very tail end, (which means I don’t really need the cane, okay?) I hear two words:

Passion.
Passion.

In the end, as now, passion will lead the day. It’s what will get you that extra hour of sleep AND change the world all at the same time.

]]> By: Rebecca Thorman http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-2935 Rebecca Thorman Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:48:46 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/12/the-real-generation-y-work-ethic/#comment-2935 @ Scott - I'm not saying that other genererations weren't tired, but that Gen Y has a reputation for not having a good work ethic, and I think we most certainly do. @ Maureen - For some, I'm sure. Elysa may be able to better answer. @ Scott - I’m not saying that other genererations weren’t tired, but that Gen Y has a reputation for not having a good work ethic, and I think we most certainly do.

@ Maureen - For some, I’m sure. Elysa may be able to better answer.

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