Millennials: Coddled, entitled, narcissistic, and lazy?

Entitled, lazy snowflakes with short attention spans who whine too much and don’t pull their weight? Or purpose-driven innovators who are less materialistic than previous generations and are struggling to face tough economic realities? The Sunday Talk debates
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[@W0rld1nk]

Here's my question: who gave those participation trophies to the Millennials? Certainly not themselves...

[@deputydillhole]

agreed, you can thank Liberals for making Millennials dumb, unfortunately it's Liberals that the Millennials tend to become rather than fighting against the ignorance of it all

[@h3egypt]

You know liberalism has a definition it's not what ever you want it to mean

[@gottabayqh]

I'm Gen X and I never had this experience growing up. We were encouraged to be competitive and to win. I encourage my son the same way.

[@proapocalypse1448]

That was the baby boomers.

[@goosecouple]

Simon Loiselle Agenda: Grinding America Down

[@bradabel1240]

Kids are only as good as they're parents train them and teach them to be. Stop blaming kids for how they were raised.

[@Dunning.Kruger]

So it's not my fault I was abused and beaten by my parents ? And now have disabling PTSD/

[@Kappanoname]

their****

[@divinecommerce6760]

At some point you're no longer a kid and need to be accountable for the adult you're choosing to be. Millennials whine 10 hours, work one hour, then whine again and blame the economy for their lack of focus, hard work, & success.

[@th3azscorpio]

Dunning Kruger Reading comprehension is not your strong suit, is it?

[@esterweybright9928]

It was the schools that let you down.

[@seczajkowski]

Maybe people from this generation are "lazy", but our parents generation has zero accountability.

[@blackllistd5752]

Seriously so true.

[@nathankinman7753]

@port nut Accountable for their debauchery instead of raising their children. Accountable for having children as a social status instead of nurturing them. Accountable for their divorces and parental alienation and giving no regards to how that selfishness effects their children. Accountable for electing Warhawks and supporting policies with increased entitlement programs instead of letting people keep what they earned. Need I go on!?

[@somelolplayer6199]

@@portnut7610 poor parenting and saddling us with ridiculous debt. Taking the USA off the gold standard was the worst economic decision in the last century.

[@deesworld290]

the millenial slander is crazy... i'll take slander from gen x but not baby boomers

[@chrisgast]

Free internships do NOT pay rent or put food on the table. Do NOT take them!!!!

[@aprofessionalgamer5355]

But they do give you well needed experience. Take them if you want a job.

[@bitTorrenter]

Internships might be OK for a brief period until full time employment. And if you're living under your parents' roof. But once you're independent the idea is of course ludicrous.

[@colinsznaider7353]

I don't mind unpaid internships, I don't however like when employers advertise an unpaid that appears to be a paid job. That's not okay.

[@SLASHERamc]

chris gast it’s the only way to get a better job, they didn’t tell me I’d be doing that in my major

[@michellethompson8778]

@@aprofessionalgamer5355 , true it will.be beneficial in the longer run.

[@MasterTSayge]

Ppl kept telling me to get over it, so I exiled from this society, i bought a trailer, grow my own food, and travel. I live in Idaho and love it. I'm free.

[@branon6565]

SKYRULE-49...if ever you travel thru Star, Idaho, stop at the Star Cafe' and have a piece of the best apple pie you'll ever have....I used to live right around the corner from it, and that pie and their coffee together are just awesome....

[@tipsywoodpecker]

@@branon6565 well hello agent Cooper

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

That's awesome! You go for it!

[@larrybelitsky1444]

SKYRULE-49 - That's the way to go, Man. Beholden to none, save yourself & your Maker !

[@leondxut]

Sounds like you made a good move.

[@kyle6572]

Millenials do have a tough time. A Bachelor degree is no longer good enough for a high paying job. Most are burdened with crushing student loan debt once graduated, my niece earned her degree in business administration but currently working as a barista at Starbucks because there’s no jobs available.

[@justinblount5033]

Ky Le I work at Saks Fifth Ave and I can tell you that many of the associates I work with have bachelors and masters degrees.

[@michaellefort6128]

My son didn't want to go to College despite us telling him how it took the College level participation trophy to get a well paying job. So he went for a year and was eight thousand dollars in the red. So he got a job and paid off his student loan. It took him two other jobs to move to this one and now he's working at a job he really enjoys, that pays him a livable wage. You don't need to go to College to get a good job, but if you want to be a Dr. or lawyer you have no other choice.

[@talldarkhandsome8587]

Ky Le why would they take massive loans then if they weren't confident they would get a job and start paying it down like everyone else has?

[@justinblount5033]

TallDark Handsome Think about how you were at 17 and 18 years old. Most of us were still very impressionable and naive to a lot of the realities of life. A lot of young people buy into the societal molding of going to college solely to get a high income job. Most of them don’t know any better nor fully understand the impact of accumulating massive student loan debt. When your still in those phases of life you still have a teenage outlook on finances and responsibilities.

[@talldarkhandsome8587]

Justin Blount speak for yourself. I was smart and headstrong and logical at that age and I knew I had to pay back all of the loans I took out for college. In other words I believed in personal responsibility which has gone by the wayside with a lot of kids nowadays.

[@leadwayrecords9590]

I'm a 25 yr old millennial, my brother is 14. Neither of us have gotten any smiley faces or participation awards. Nor did we base our self esteem on such awards. Both of us agree we would throw those awards out if we got this. This is just one of those things older generations say to make it seem like it is easier on us. And please teach both of us what in the blue hell is a "safe place"?

[@fearinshadow2886]

I think they are talking about the ability for someone to feel comfortable divulging information or themselves to someone else without ridicule or hatred.

[@ev65302]

You are 25 and have never served. You must be one that hates America! Get a pair and serve, don’t be a pussy or a coward. I know you can’t serve because you can’t get in because of physical attributes. I bet you even spit on Veterans.

[@spiritanimal7516]

My teacher once said "old people think they know it all" this just proves it, how can they know our experiences when they aren't us?

[@layners38]

It's a mental stability thing when they say safe space.

[@dakotaconners107]

@@spiritanimal7516 too bad but the teacher was wrong they sure the hell know more then millenials will ever know

[@Ehrgeiz33]

How about the question "Why are millennials the first generation since the great war to be the generation to have it worse than the previous one?"

[@blastandboom]

because that question is wrong...?

[@stevewilliams1590]

You mean the forecast that millennials will be the first to not do better than their parents' generation? The topic comes up in the discussion, mostly in terms of the degradation of the labour market.

[@mastertheillusion]

That market affects more than just Millenials. Its not just about them folks. Millions got crushed by it.

[@blastandboom]

that wasn't what you said. ill quote you "first generation since the great war to be the generation"meaning that they are the first to do worse then then any one from the 1920s on is false.

[@michaelbonade4667]

Ergh.....nope...that is considered to be Gen X....

[@tgs40]

God, that lady is insufferable.

[@n74jw]

I don't blame them for wanting a decent work/life balance. The point of life is not to work. Working is something most of us have to do to move through life. Older generations with that stalwart work ethic are fine, but don't understand the modern workplace.

[@02cahillt]

I disagree. Meaning is found in the overcoming of difficult obstacles. If you didnt have to work, what would you do? Work gives you an identity and purpose which is vital. You couldnt be further away with your assessment.

[@SSHellas]

@@02cahillt Incorrect, ignorant and small-minded perspective.

[@02cahillt]

@@SSHellas Whats your counter arguement then? In the UK most criminals are criminals because they dont have a job, or a purpose. Having to work gives an individual goals to strive for. Without goals what is there to keep the mind occupied? Why do so many celebrities that seem to have everything end up clinicially depressed?

[@leondxut]

@@02cahilltCahill a satisfying job and ownership of important things eg a house primarily is what gives most people purpose. Sadly it seems these days both are almost unattainable or not wanted by many.

[@JamesJones-li6ff]

Im a millenial and I work 72 hours a week. Youre damn right I want a better work life balance. Even with the hours I work as a skilled laborer the housing market has skyrocketed so high its almost always just out of reach. I cant stand these self absorbed people like this rambling woman who has no idea how hard people work for what feels like nothing.

[@ktm2079]

As an older millennial, I have never received a participation anything. At primary school they gave out certificates but they meant nothing to me.

[@MrJRDOT1]

I love how non-millennial are saying we get certain things and mellenials are all saying, "Huh, that never happened to me." I'm a millennial and didn't hear about participation trophies until I was an adult.

[@marcusaurelius-quinn5737]

Junior Robin Be your an uncoordinated, clumsy clod... You gotta be an athlete AND participate in sports to understand it

[@MrJRDOT1]

Marcus MarcusAureliusQuinlan I played sports all through school and never saw it.

[@SovereignMoney]

but did you participate?

[@mushypork1272]

they know it because they were buying those trophies for their millennial kids, the reason you had not seen it is because they probably kept the trophies for themselves.

[@kellygoodman6167]

Junior Robin same there.

[@talktomenowxbmc]

As someone born in mid sixties, I totally agree with millennials. Of course every generation struggled, but unfortunately current economic reality is moving rapidly towards job insecurity with very low wages. In fact lower tier of middle class is being pushed in the same direction. Most of the things like home ownership on these wages is simply unattainable. In the long run society that becomes poorer affects overall economic development. Some businesses will simply go out of business or they will have to cater to low income families. This is already happening. Some restaurants chains complain that millennials prefer to eat in places where prices are more reasonable. Future doesn't look good for anyone.

[@jeffgrey663]

The economy is doing better than it did when you were a twenty something. Try again

[@jermainemyrn19]

@@jeffgrey663 the economy doing better has nothing to do with you as an individual doing better

[@aubreebey1]

It's not moving toward itz here

[@red32303]

Yeah, it does

[@red32303]

You may want to believe that, but it isn’t true

[@davidkiehlmeier822]

Millennial drug use ...not marijuana...hard synthetic drugs ....is a problem

[@alecandrest5045]

Let's not forget, that the war in the middle East (America's longest), has been fought with mostly millennials. The point of creating "generations" is to characterize a group that have a shared experience. The older end of millennials have a much different life experience versus the younger end. For example, I purchased my first cell phone after I graduated high school, within 5 years 6 graders and up had cell phones. That one example greatly impacts "shared life experience".

[@wendyvinshlikapoltz8211]

It’s like there’s part 1 millennials and part 2 tech millennials

[@slydog1080]

@@wendyvinshlikapoltz8211 What they need to realize is.You don't steal hard work from other people.You work to create your own life.

[@Tam19399]

What War?

[@Blakwall]

Bob B the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan smart one.

[@johnvanvliet2076]

just plain BS.........

[@epochofgenesis-official6608]

i for one refuse to live my life the way past generations have. My health and happiness are way more important than working 60 hours a week. I will work a 9-5 monday through friday and have my free time after work and on weekends, and if i have to survive off minimum wage to do that, then i will budget accordingly. I wont hate my life like my parents did in order to have material possessions.

[@nathanielleeson7263]

steve Stevenson YES! PREACH!

[@mattw4496]

steve Stevenson You shouldn't look down on your parents. You're not better than them. You are a product of their hard work and precious time.

[@bmw803]

You make a good point about health and happiness come before your company's interest, BUT, unless you're your own boss ( and even then ) or made your way up, you can't expect to be able to chose the hours you want to work in order to be able to have your little precious time when you feel like it. Not every job is a 9-5 job M-F. And if that is your only "must", then you're closing yourself MANY MANY doors. When you're new somewhere, you don't get to chose. And even if you're in a good position, your job will require you to bring some work home.

[@epochofgenesis-official6608]

Joe mariconadas yeah bringing work home is normal. But that's why it is important for us as a society to stand up against those employers and say we won't tolerate it. A change in culture doesn't happen overnight. It takes all of us together to make a difference. This has been a work in progress since the hippies of the 1960s. The total work lifestyle was only a baby boomers idea. In the 1920s and 30s America knew what was important.

[@invisiblesouldier6166]

So in other words your going to be a typical millennial and settle for less?

[@ssh83]

The only time when it's ok to blame the victim. Whose gene do they inherit? Who shaped their minds as they grew up? Who outsourced all the jobs? Yet who is taking responsibility? lol

[@alexmunch6118]

Sounds to me like you're blaming the parents for everything. Once you become an adult you cant blame your parents for life decisions that YOU made. The above commenter is correct, you are delusional

[@goaldineyelife6291]

Most of us are in our 30s now not really an excuse

[@goaldineyelife6291]

@no no no exactly

[@yellow3661]

@@alexmunch6118 Yes, your parents have a lot to do with the person you become. Think about it.

[@alexmunch6118]

@@yellow3661 You millennials are adults...when do you stop blaming your parents...when you're 50?? You people are the generation that I thank God that I am not part of.... living at home at the age of 40, wanting everything handed to you instead of working for it, getting offended by anything...I supposed those are the fault of your parents too?? Give me a break😂

[@austinrobinson7670]

As a millennial nurse, it is us millennials that will be taking care of the older generations. I just wish other generations would stop attacking each other. We have WAY more important issues to focus on and discuss.

[@jamieforbes9613]

Oh boo hoo😂

[@pumpkinpatch5]

And god help those Boomers for that reason. Treat younger people badly and see where you're left when you now need help.

[@drats1279]

So true and I feel sorry for them.

[@robinriebsomer4607]

I was born in 1951. I started at 6 dollars/hour as an RN during double digit inflation and with the help of a mentor went to graduate school and paid for it myself while working full time. I however did not have an enormous debt after I graduated. As a single lesbian woman I had to cope with severe homophobia. I was raised with the belief that we are to serve others. I was also taught when we went camping to leave it like we found it. My grandparents born in the 1890's practiced waste not/want not in their life. They went through the Great Depression and 2 world wars. They did not have electricity or antibiotics till they were in their 30's. Last but not least I was taught to be respectful in my speech even with those with whom I disagree. Every generation has its challenges. For millenials its college loan debt, rising income inequality, no real job security, learning to maintain detachment from technological gadgets, learning to be authentic with others and dealing with the false images on social media. Good luck kids. As Buddha says, "Life is suffering."

[@johnvanvliet2076]

And buddist know for they live off the people !!!!

[@passengerprincesspodcast]

"Wait till you have your kids" lol That would be a DIFFERENT generation

[@kentuckywoman9863]

Then,they will be in for a whole new set of problems won't they.

[@treejay818]

They are getting there asses beat

[@dekulevi936]

Gen Z are the worst.

[@om-boi]

Antinatalists won’t even be having children.

[@nibbahater]

@@dekulevi936 toxic boomer spotted

[@KawiiLtn]

Why are old people so obsessed with us? They make all the cheddar and can't rotate a pdf.

[@wesmantooth6532]

LOL so true. there are people in my company that don't know how to print a page from the computer. I was asked how to minimize a screen the other day..

[@deputydillhole]

You do realize that it was the old generation that made it even possible don't you? This is like an everyday car driver criticizing the inventor of the automobile. Millennials are so obsessed with technology that they'd be completely lost without it. You can't even sell something when your technology crashes because heaven forbid you should know how to count and write things down manually.

[@wesmantooth6532]

dickie2020 that 1 went right over your head didn't it? That was a simple example of how boomers are uneducated when it comes to keeping up with tools that help every company function.

[@deputydillhole]

Right? My skills include building and using computers, carpentry, basic and semi advanced electrical repair, welding, automotive repair and upgrading, gardening, running a business, cement work, painting, plumbing, driving a forklift, driving a semi, leading a team, cooking, etc etc etc. Oh but watch out they can rotate a PDF, we've got a genius on our hands!!! LMAO

[@pooyah666]

haha that was pretty funny

[@abbycalifornia7326]

The comical part is rent. Many parents are like move out, "i moved out at 18." Ya but your rent for a decent apartment was like 300 bucks lmao. Good lord.

[@talldarkhandsome8587]

abby California I assume you know what cost of living and inflation means then again I doubt you do lmao

[@idaayers9120]

@Roger King MY COMMENT EXACTLY!

[@charliedallachie3539]

In expensive cities where the jobs are it’s like a mortgage

[@RealityGutPunch]

@Roger King no it wasn't. By any measurable metric, housing is more expensive relative to income today than it was.

[@leadwayrecords9590]

Boomers have an impossible time understanding supply and demand.

[@alexmunch6118]

Blaming the boomers for adult decisions that YOU made is a cop out. Once you become an adult, you're responsible for yourself, not your parents. You millennials are the first infant generation that needs to run to mommy and daddy for everything, even at age 35. Grow a back bone...snowflake

[@hihoshi]

If anyone is 'entitled' it the ones who think it's okay to pay less than cost of living to do jobs they are requiring degrees for and increasing responsibilities without increasing pay. It's the companies that don't pay their employees enough to shop at the store they work for or to use even the most basic services they offer.

[@betawolfhd]

Cant afford to shop at the store you work at WITH an employee discount

[@357mag5]

hihoshi pick a better degree!

[@kellyowens1868]

Socialist nonsense. Capitalism is just a series of CONSENSUAL AGREEMENTS, the more you complete, or the higher scale (your qualifications), of consensual agreements, you can complete,the better off, you will be. Socialism is more like one long, non-consensual assault, the state will demand, that you perform the acts, it likes, or requires, & the state will leave you a little something on the nightstand, ...if the state feels like it, or doesn't need all the $$$ for a niceuber this time,... to go to the other side of the city, ...to demand the same forced acts, ...by some other nonconsenting lower class nobody. Viva! Venezuela! Viva! Catscans! Viva! Petscans! Viva looking for something to eat, on the streets. Viva! No medical care ..at all, BUT, excellent weight-lose programs, & all natural,no chemicals or harmful medications required or offered potentially lose All THE WEIGHT, you want to. Just think of the program, like an ALL you can eat buffet, .....and then forget that idea, entirely.... cause it's more like the opposite of that, so just think the opposite of the thought we told you to forget, ..and it might end up a little like that,....but imagine your clothes all fitting again, ..for awhile. Then your oldest kid's clothes should start fitting, for awhile, and then any Barbie outfits you might still have, if you haven't sold everything you ever owned, on the black market, ...and what ever wasn't nailed down, that didn't belong to you. ...,,..'cause after awhile none of the small stuff, like privaste property, legality, criminality, morality, morbidity, longevity,... all of that becomes meaningless,, It is so LIBERATING for some. Mucho Gustooooo

[@alexndg5260]

Kelly Owens your inability to understand how corporate monopolies/oligopolies function is astounding. If a few companies own all the businesses and they all decide to pay wages that are below the poverty line then... we’ll that is starting to sound a lot like the dreaded socialism you’re referring to. But by all means, let’s revert back to the gilded age and have a few wealthy business owners control the means of production, that worked real well in the past

[@cheeck6230]

Hihoshi. That is exactly my situation.

[@winstonowen3181]

Does anybody remember the hippie, protesting, dopehead generation. they became Judges and lawyers years later. colleges were filled with them.

[@mimilong3817]

winston owen: Does anybody know that BIG PHARMA is the modern day Pusherman? Steve Jobs was one of those of whom you speak.

[@alect5953]

@John Taylor a majority of hippie college students were lazy drug addicts.

[@BadEconomyOfficial]

Don’t forget high school

[@jakemf1]

Yah that is bad and we see the affects

[@tylerhoffman9856]

I have to work for a work-life balance? Hold up. No one asked me if I wanted to be here. If I’m going to be alive, I want that balance. I wasn’t born to be an additional cog in the giant capitalist wheel.

[@stevestevens8749]

I've never lived in a time, where anybody can make a living, making 15 minute videos, about fart noises, in their bedroom.

[@matturner6890]

Neither have I, because we don't. That's way too simplistic. A few dozen people max will be "successful" doing that sort of thing in the way you describe. There's still 7 billion other people who don't. That's not "anybody"

[@keithrockpro]

I'm tired of this narrative. We're the ones that will be getting taxed at atrociously high rates to pay for your old age benefits, baby boomers.

[@keithrockpro]

Says the person who is whining about an entire generation of young people. And isn't lambasting millions of human beings as "selfish" and "lazy" disrespectful? I would say so. There are lazy and self-absorbed people in every generation. Stop generalizing.

[@RadyoMusic]

SnazzyPantz I LOVE THIS COMMENT!!!!!!

[@Knightshield]

time to cut the benefits

[@keithrockpro]

TheIron Smith **you're

[@Thetruthhurts708]

Another millennial who has no idea what they're talking about. Your "atrociously high rates" are lower than most other G-8 countries and even lower than the US, which the "high tax crowd" doesn't want publicized. I paid 51 years worth of taxes towards my CPP. Your paying for my old age benefits - what does that have to do with anything? I'm paying for your subsidized university education, that's the way it works.

[@leo333333able]

Millennials have it tough financially compared to boomers ...and through no fault of their own have been let down by identity politics and cultural relativism.

[@thepeakoflife]

No. I'm a millennial and I can tell you that our generation has horrible spending habits for things they can't afford smartphones, clothes, makeup, etc. If you're referring to the national debt, it's a corporate/ business failure to contribute back into the country. It's not a generation's fault. Financially Millennials have it best where they could rely on baby boomers (It's a good thing that they have such privilege). People saying that millennials are Coddled, entitled, narcissistic, and lazy are just taking the piss at them. They are so lucky and the people saying all that are just keeping millennials humble.

[@ceecee8757]

@MrHoppers002 no, they weren't! They were much more frugal. That generation had a lot more blue collar jobs.

[@kentuckywoman9863]

@@thepeakoflife: Tellum rayzer,just tellum how it is!

[@mimilong3817]

MrHoppers002: You are talking about the Yuppies, aka: DINKs (Double Income No Kids), the youngest of the Baby Boom generation and the most entitled thinkers.

[@mimilong3817]

MrHoppers002: What generation do you belong to?

[@yori4666]

I'm a baby boomer. 68 years old. I have a high school diploma. I attended Jr. College for 2 and a half years. I got married at 21 as a janitor for 4 years. My wife was a cashier at an import store. We bought a brand new 3 and 2 house and had 2 children. Moved to South Lake Tahoe. I was a slot machine mechanic for 3 years. Then back to the Bay area where I got a career job in a refinery as an instrument mechanic. Made good money as did my wife as a bank teller. I have a good retirement and own a house. Do what I want. My children are educated and have good career jobs making way more than I ever did. They have very little. I would be homeless today with the same credentials I had when I was millennial age.

[@caspar_gomez]

have a great deal of respect for people like you who have the humility and compassion to admit that. I don't hate you for having it easier, I just wish it was appreciated

[@ArabellaCharm]

Gen X here, and I say fight! We're your older siblings that were forced into the American Dream lie and found out it's impossible. Now we're swimming in debt, under paid, and over worked. We too can't afford to buy houses and are tired of the grind.

[@jayray1714]

Think millennials are entitled? Try working somewhere primarily shopped by old people.

[@sierramatchking7126]

There's a difference in the concept of entitlement posted in your comment (that you removed) Jay Ray. Unlike the Millennials, most in the older generation who believe they are entitled to something work for it and actually earned it.

[@mattw4496]

Sierra MatchKing exactly

[@ashleyashleym2969]

Theyve earned what they believe theyre entitled to, theres a HUGE difference........millenials havent done squat, they havent been alive to do squat and while theyve been alive they really havent done squat and dont bullshit me, im a millenial, I see my peers claiming to work hard yet don't in reality.

[@sirij8436]

Sierra MatchKing because they were hired and had jobs.

[@calcrappie8507]

There is some truth to that Jay. AARP entitlement mentality. They love the discounts yet have blinders on to the political influence wielded by this powerful organization. The folks living check to check need the discounts. Understandable. The more affluent types with 2 homes and a nice RV don't.

[@Benjiefrenzy]

We are the easiest scapegoat

[@kingrollypollyvii5565]

No. You are the biggest problem.

[@angolin9352]

Moonman, Moonman, can't you see? Boomers and Xers need to hang from trees.

[@Peter_1986]

@@kingrollypollyvii5565 The only reason why millennials are being bashed right now is because they are the youngest adult generation. People will start bashing the centennials (Generation Z) when they are all adults as well, and then it will continue like that for all eternity.

[@red32303]

No, you’re just obnoxious

[@MrMooAndMoonSquirrelToo]

@@angolin9352 that went from zero to lynching in no time... 🤣

[@lisaduncan3070]

This is why I never told my kids, “You can do anything you want, as long as you try.” It’s unrealistic.

[@sir_king_ivy1260]

Lisa Duncan and you’re white...blacks nor browns or Asians don’t have a chance at real success in the west

[@BunnyR13]

It is these days.

[@allegra0]

“I’m 43 and I’m constantly on my phone...” Enough said

[@artic1260]

Generation grouping is the dumbest form of collectivization there is.

[@augiedoggie8814]

John...not really.You can really see the generations get progressively worse if you are old enough to put it all in perspective.

[@punkgrl325]

Likoori Kelpais That’s how it started and then it became a way for entire swaths of people to blame society’s shortcomings on the next generation of people. Blaming the youth is nothing new, but now they finally have a word for it. The problem is that the media doesn’t realize that blaming millennials has gone on for over a decade now and actual millennials are well into their 30s and early 40s now. I’m a younger millennial and I’m in my late 20s. The current kids in college are actually Gen Z, not millennials, but the media refuses to let the word go.

[@punkgrl325]

Augie Doggie No. All we have are ways to know what more people are doing at any given time. Had social media been around in the 70s and 80s, everyone would think their next door neighbor was a serial killer, or that the world was filled with assassins in the 60s. Media and social media play a huge part in how people perceive our world in realtime. I’m in the US and statistics have proven that on a local level, it has actually gotten safer here, there are less kidnappings, and even gang violence has substantially gone down since decades past. But hey, if a bunch of young adults posting selfies and emojis who can barely afford housing is considered worse than those things, then sure.

[@daniferris980]

John Anaya unfortunately generations have specific characteristics, qualities, traits,values, interests, goals that are unique to that generation. Calling out an entire generation by a handful of things the people in it tend to have in common is not some algorithm in order to stigmatize a generation it's people with common sense pointing out the obvious

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

@@augiedoggie8814 Thanks for proving his point, simpleton.

[@goobermcgilicuty3754]

As a gen Xer, I can remember these exact same complaints and victim mentality ascribed to us in our 20s!!

[@joed7274]

Goober Mcgilicuty Gen X didn’t have it easy. Millennial here

[@JohnDoe-il3kn]

That woman talking about tuition is full of it. I went to college in the early 70's and law school tuition was not 2000/yr. Plus whatever the tuition is cost of living has easily doubled.

[@HatfieldsvsMccoys]

"Smiley faces and sad faces?" are you kidding me? That is ridiculous. That woman doesn't know what the hell she is talking about.

[@ianpatrick3589]

As a boomer, I believe millenials have it tough. However, they are adults with brains that are on information overload, and too much of the information is daunting. Their world is confusing and moving at a pace that is ridiculous. We are together as part of a world in transition. The problems arise when where we are from isn't clear and where we are going is even harder to figure out.

[@spartjovic]

I agree 100%.

[@kristyklaws3925]

I hate being a Millennial.. it’s like being in a prison

[@MrAmbrosse]

@@kristyklaws3925 Yeah, a debt prison created by boomers that have over leveraged to fund their lavish pensions and lifestyles, and now leaving it to the next generations to take care of.

[@jacobhinchliffe6237]

@@MrAmbrosse you realise not all boomers had it easy

[@alexmunch6118]

@@MrAmbrosse Yes blame all your problems on the boomers. You're a typical whiny millennial snowflake. Not taking responsibility for anything and blaming others for your screw ups. You're an adult now junior, time to grow up

[@explorermike19]

I am a Boomer and I hire Millennials. The Millennials that work for us are hard working, self-motivated, ambitious and excellent by any standards. Obviously, from interviews like this, not all Millennials are like the young professionals that we work with. The realization is that those Millennials who are hard working and ambitions will far outpace those who are content with under-achieving and blaming others. I think a great opportunity exists for ambitious Millennials to outpace many of their contemporaries. Probably, there will be a huge income gap for the Millennials as those who succeed will be so far ahead of the Millennials who accept the blame game.

[@betawolfhd]

Everyone talks of opportunity but never factor in the differences of circumstances on what kind of opportunity is achievable from person to person. IE school funding has plummeted in many states, expected to fall further. The school systems (at least in my region) dont prepare you for the real world. They train you to test well so they can get more funding then throw the students out. Those new grads are generally exclusively prepared for college; not how to live in the system that schools and school life fail to even cheaply mimic.

[@soulscanner66]

Pnline marketing: the equivalent of the ol' stuffing envelopes job.

[@mushypork1272]

Share wisdom, mr.babyboormer, how do i buy a house?

[@invisiblesouldier6166]

Explorer Minke.. You are right, but the ratio of worthless millennials outnumbers the millennials you work with. I'm betting that your hiring standards plays a big part in the issue as well.

[@OldGayGamer]

Yes! The smart hardworking millenials will be able to take advantage of the stereotypical flaws of their generation. It's easier to rise to the top when so many around you are sinking.

[@adacasas511]

My 2 daughters are both degreed, resilient and at 34 & 37, childless. My younger girl is into anime, an environmentalist and animal rights activist. She's also a CPA, not much of a cook or housekeeper, but humble, modest and stubborn as a mule. She could've gone into bio engineering but after the bachelor's in applied mathematics she snubbed the thought of student debt and took up counting beans, but has little greed or passion for material possessions. She's concerned about the planet, and had an electric car after years of commuting by bicycle, in California! My firstborn is degreed in emergency medical science, takes online classes towards a master's in forensic science. She's 37 and divorced after 4 years and I'm trying not to pine for grandchildren, but I quietly do. They are both sober, and responsible people who have fiercely committed to their own interests. I'm proud that they look out for their dad and I, in their own way, but I feel compelled to leave them both as great an inheritance as possible, since they won't likely have such wonderful children as we do. I really wish that we had "coddled" them while we had the chance. By the way, I'm probably on social media more than either of them, or their dad. To keep up with extended family, mainly. All Millennials are not the same.🤷🏾‍♀️

[@kikataye6293]

I’m generation X with two Millennials. They weren’t handed anything and work hard. My parents are boomers that STILL enable two of my X generation siblings...

[@AstralFrost]

I don't play the "snowflake" game because everyone has their "triggers" and could be accused of that. So why accuse others of it? I have mine and even the thickest skinned have theirs. It's a throwaway insult.

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

IKR? It is.

[@joshuaalexander1701]

Generation x has some of the worst parenting ever. They blame millennials like it's their idea to give participation medals. You want to talk about an entitled and spoiled generation. How about the incompetant generation profiting based of resource depletion and service cuts. Nothing like closing doors behind you to unsure that you don't lose your job to someone younger and more capable. And the fact that we have completely different job market and education than they did should be enough to convince their generation is different. Parents their is difference between spoiled child and neglected child incase this news article confuses the word.

[@christiaankinne8186]

Joshua Alexander - I think I agree with some of what you're trying to convey. I do, however, have a problem with the fact that most kids these days and from earlier generations cannot write a coherent sentence to save their lives. Then, state that they are more capable, sometimes smarter, than those older than them. Sometimes I get so tired of these types of narratives that I think to myself, "If ignorance is really THAT bliss, maybe I should look into getting a lobotomy.".

[@karlbuckland4548]

Gen X are the latchkey generation. They were left alone more than previous generations as both parents were forced into work because of the shifting social norms. And incidentally Gen X are the most entrepreneurial generation working for success not expecting it handed to them.

[@proapocalypse1448]

Gen X offspring is Gen Z not Gen Y. They are not responsible for the useless Gen Y. The Baby Boomers are.

[@proapocalypse1448]

No I'll blame others.

[@divinecommerce6760]

At some point you're no longer a kid and need to be accountable for the adult you're choosing to be. Millennials whine 10 hours, work one hour, then whine again and blame "the economy" for their lack of focus, hard work, & success.

[@Amy-wh9dz]

"Work your way out of it." Best advice ever. No matter how "unfair" life is, it's life.

[@ryankelly8077]

I could watch the discussion between these 3 all day. I wish the segment was longer. The millennials in this segment are so much more intellectual than the gen X in this video. They reference data & research to strengthen their cases whereas the gen x does NOT reference any data to make her case

[@cotyhunter2019]

prepared like public defenders

[@brianjefferson1157]

Zero data and stats to support their argument . Just statements. That's not an intellectual conversation

[@perfectsplit5515]

@@brianjefferson1157 Much like proponents of karate and other traditional martial arts. No measurable testable results to substantiate their claims, just the claim itself.

[@babsywoman4212]

That is so weird! I have the exact opposite opinion. But then I am gen x so I have lived thru these two periods and can actually compare by having lived it.

[@JohnK-ph3vw]

I'm Gen-X. I've been called all of these things as well, but as with most generations, those notions have been proven wrong. Now that I'm on my 40s, I work with more and more millennials everyday. And while MOST are good workers and intelligent people, the issue lies with the educational system they've gone through. They're attitude and expectations of life and work have a lot to do with the techniques their parents used to raise them. And it was the gen-xers that raised them. We never gave them the doses of reality that they need. That you must be patient with work and life, it doesn't happen overnight. You don't graduate and walk into a $100k/ year job. People will say things you don't agree with. You WILL fail. You can't always win. However, you can learn from all of this and it can and will make you stronger.

[@tracylove3937]

Well said. You've hit the nail on the head.

[@dianamattson1195]

I couldn't have said it better. Well done!

[@deniseharvey5038]

Everything my mom told me

[@davidsilverfield835]

Agreed

[@OsirisMalkovich]

Why aren't these people listening to each other?

[@soulscanner66]

Internet ... it's for shouting at each other ... it's startiing to spill into the real world.

[@rmcd823]

Osiris Malkovich Because they disagree with each other and intend to win.

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

I am a 2002 born kiwi girl still at College. I'm nothing like these negative stereotypes! Neither are my close friends. Putting generations in boxes is so extreme!

[@greekgod5193]

You are not a millennial you are classed as gen z

[@aleia8885]

It's not being a helicopter parent at this point, it's being a lawnmower parent. Meaning that parents are paving the path in front of their children so that they don't have to confront difficulties. That sets them up for failure because when they become adults and go out on their own they now know little to nothing about facing difficulties on their own.

[@guentherhunter]

as a millenial child of a baby boomer I can tell you there's a massive difference between millenial children of boomers and millenial children of Gen xers. Gen X really was an awful immature generation

[@blastandboom]

evidence beyond "you don't like them" please....

[@katilynwhitson3105]

I was also raised by a Boomer rather than a Gen-Xer, and I have to agree. Even growing up and seeing how some of my friend's parents were, there is a distinct difference in the parenting style: lessons that are taught to the children, importance put upon education in combination with hard work, importance put on commitment and stability, and also the amount of affection and positive reinforcement received (as opposed to negative reinforcement, constant complaints, and yelling). I think the two most important lessons my Boomer parents taught me were how to really be bored (and not unhappy with it) and how to treat all other people with kindness, regardless of my actual opinion of them. My millennial counterparts who were raised by Gen-Xers didn't seem to learn those things, and I think it puts them at a disadvantage to be honest.

[@sierramatchking7126]

If this is the case you're the exception; not the rule. My wife is a human resources executive and a trainer for a Fortune 500 company. The company has a junior corporate officer program held twice a year where candidates are hired and undergo 6 months of classroom and on-the-job training. If they pass the program they are hired as a junior VP level officer. Most candidates are Millennials and she noted the Millennials from Baby Boomer parents are least likely to complete the program. They are ones that have the most attitude problems, lack social skills, unable to communicate well, have poor discipline and are unable or unwilling to prioritize their work. The interesting thing though is that when she speaks with her co-workers or peers in other companies she hears similar things from them.

[@proapocalypse1448]

And what made Gen X so immature? Do you even know who the offspring of Gen X are? They aren't responsible for Millennials. The snowflake generation came from the Boomers. The two worst Generations there is. Gen Z is looking a lot better than Millennials. That's mainly because they are rebelling against Millennials. And Gen X isn't giving them participation trophies or over coddling them like Millennials were and most likely still are being coddled.

[@mattw4496]

Last Giant Well, it was probably the fact that your mother/parents had you at such a young age. So, yeah, obviously your parents were a little irresponsible.

[@jasonlawrence2143]

Millennials are one of the strongest most resourceful generations in decades. Doing more with less. We don't just drop out of highschool and get good paying jobs at GM or Ford like our parents and grandparents did. Stay strong millennials. Thanks

[@jasonlawrence2143]

Joe Blow I'm not in debt. And I have great credit. I also help my baby boomer mom out who's unemployed. Perhaps I'm the exception to the rule. Thank you.😀

[@jasonlawrence2143]

Joe Blow did I mention I work six days a week. How is that lazy?

[@jasonlawrence2143]

Joe Blow thanks man. I have to be strong because other millennials aren't. Some of the people I work with are just like you described though they are laughable. Thanks again man😀

[@wientz]

you are weak

[@invisiblesouldier6166]

Jason Lawrence... What comic are reading that has given you your 'facts'?

[@sweetlildevil7597]

I'm a millennial; I grew up in an incredibly neglectful and abusive home. I left home and 16 and joined a program called Job Corps. After getting my GED I joined the military. Then, I used my GI Bill to become licensed in massage. After that I used the remainder of the GI Bill to go to a local university where I received my bachelor's degree. Although the remainder was not enough to cover the entire degree, the money I made from massage was good enough to help me remain debt free and it allowed me the flexibility to make sure I could focus on school and study.

[@yeahsev7586]

Millennials never admit they are millennials

[@InformationRequired]

Generational divisions are ridiculous, and even this discussion shows their limited scope. Beyond minor statistical data, they seem to exist to perpetuate an insular worldview and, allow for further division and finger pointing.

[@arthurx333]

Those in power control everything. They are to blame. And since they have the power of media, they shift the blame to one side so we fight amongst each other. Cop vs civilian, black vs white, young vs old. Everyone is hating the wrong one. If we rise we will see the ones to blame, and they know it.

[@RareJewel777]

The black woman told no lies...

[@Louis13XIII]

@@arthurx333 yeah

[@DinoDiLabio]

The 70's 80's and the 90's were the best Decades, 30 years ago I Remember My Father Told Me That World is Going To Get Worse in The Future and He was Right.

[@magnificenttruthseekingque403]

Dino DiLabio 👏🏽

[@ladytee4269]

😭

[@desertrose1226]

True, and I mean people. Today's generation are detached and hostile.

[@alex29443]

Millenials are pissed because they have no idea how they will ever be able to buy a house... I actually think this is a huge part of all of this.

[@donaldthomas7753]

I teach in a university and I can tell you that all these kids do is play on their damn phones!

[@vcp93]

Did that guy just say, "What did Boomers ever go through?" Dude, you cannot be that dim. You're working against your own argument.

[@FLJuJitsu]

They did live in the most economically abudent period in human history. They did have it easy and thats why boomers are so lazy and entitled.

[@objectiveuser8517]

I can't believe that lady was an editor and chief???

[@RichardMeikle]

Shock and awe as the older people are willfully condescending and dismissive.

[@midnightfox653]

Like the only time I get participation metals was playing soccer.... Also, we def got grades. I was also told to do tons of extracurriculars in order to be more desirable to colleges. Which didn't really work out (I did Key Club, FFA, worked part-time and volunteered at an animal shelter). I have a Masters degree and make $13 an hour. I've been working since I was teenager. Where are these jobs? Why am I entitled when I have the work experience and the education and want to make over 30k a year? Why am I entitled when I don't want to have be on-call 24/7? My wants are really basic. I want to make enough to support myself and a dog. I want to be able to come home to my dog and be able to have some time to relax. Some of the places I've interviewed readily admit sometimes you'll have to stay till 9 or 10 at night. And I'm supposed to be jump at the opportunity? There is a difference between paying your dues and being expected to work 12+ hours a day for little pay.

[@mastertheillusion]

Most face low paying wages and they know it. Plenty others are meme junkies. Think for yourself

[@Dravenousone1]

Did that guy REALLY say "What did the Boomer's Face?" These kids know nothing.. literally NOTHING about actually history and experiences in this country. And this girl saying "maybe we've discovered you don't get ahead by actually working"... THAT is why no one wants to hire you.

[@aprilherrera497]

As a millenial i can tell you that my degrees did not get me anywhere in life. And i paid cash for that. So i challenge the notion of lazy and entitled. The biggest reason is due to the fact that many of my collegiate friends dont move forward having a debt as big as a house. To make matters worst, they dont get hired due to and i quote "expirience". You can't have work ethic or experience if you have been in school for 8-10yrs. Especially in a profession, that requires going up the ladder. I challenge this notion of me. The millennial.

[@alexmunch6118]

If you and your friends mounted so much debt, thats on you....You guys knew the outcome while choosing to take on large amounts of debt. Nobody forced you to do this, you chose to do this on your own. And your comment about "choosing a profession that requires you to go up the ladder," I would say...Welcome To The Real World.... Thats usually what you have to do to be successful. You people seem to think that you should get more and do less. Thats what we mean when we say that you guys are entitled and lazy. So quit your whining and do what you have to do to get ahead

[@whitedragon9914]

Work in a factory 😂

[@jonate79]

Back In the day in Detroit you could get a job at the Big 3 and make 30 to 40 dollars an hour straight off the street without a degree. Now it's dam near impossible to get paid that much without a degree and debt to match.

[@Ronnie.Raymond]

10 years of experience Fluent in five languages Open availability No vacations $10/hr

[@wilkinsbrito5168]

As a Millennial (1986, 33yrs old), I work at a great job thanks to my aunt (Boomer)who helped me get it. I pay bills and i am responsible. I only use my cell for youtube 70% information and 30% Entertainment. I have a bunch of GenX cousins and they do work hard and are the same, but our differences lack empathy. They love to pick on the weak, make fun of and down others, without offering any advice or help. After studying them, I learn to avoid, no to make any sense with them, explain or vent/open up to them. Why, because all they do is criticize and down me. Example: I was living with my mom, dad, sister and my son. Our hot water tank was broken. To hire and replace was $3000. We didnt have that money right away. So I checked out KZbin on how to fix. Granted, I dont have a Seal. But My Uncle (Boomer)does so I asked him to come by and Ill pay him what he wants and I will be there to assist and learn. 6 hours later, it was fixed and my uncle said wow not even my son would of done this. I enjoyed the job and now I help my uncle and work and love it. I told my cousin, his son, which he got upset. He said, that should of been fixed by a professional in 2 hours because no hot water in the Winter for 6 hours is irresponsible of you. I explained that his father fixed it and was paid as I helped. He makes fun in the group chat saying OH SO YOUR A PLUMBER NOW? YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK? IF ANYTHING YOUR IRRESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING NO HOT WATER FOR 6 HOURS IN WINTER. So I knew this was coming so I added his dad and he ATE HIM ALIVE. Because in the end, I am the Renaissance Man. I do everything and learn! I make more money than any of them and I dont just pay someone, I learn so I can help myself and others. Plus my GenX sister hates me because I was the 1st to move out. In the end, be empathic, help one another and be open minded...thats all we ask for. And for some reason, I work well and get along with Boomers and future Gens.

[@DangerousDavies2008]

When I was 20 in 2002 my bank was throwing credit cards and loans at me which they knew I couldn’t afford. 7 years later the economy collapsed and my generation was blamed. We were scapegoats and the older generation were the true culprits. It’s always happened throughout history and history repeats itself.

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

I'm not a millennial, I'm also not taking sides. I can see how they have it difficult in the job market, But I can also say from experience that it's not any more difficult than the previous generation had it. Every generation experiences hardships in some way.

[@lifesucksgetoverit5440]

During your era you got pension social security and 401k and health benefits and good pay that paid for college and a new car and a house now a days you'll be lucky if ur job isn't automated

[@lauraholbrook8852]

The economy crashed when i was 17. How am i spoiled? I've done nothing but struggle my entire adulthood.

[@alexmunch6118]

Everyone has struggled at some point in their lives but after a while we all pick ourselves up and move on to better ourselves. Time to put on your big girl pants instead of complaining about your "struggles". Welcome to adult hood young lady. This is part of life. Suck it up

[@lauraholbrook8852]

@@alexmunch6118 lmao the assumptions you make are hilarious. I have a full time career thanks. I've been paying bills since i was 17 btw and im 29 now. I've been well into adulthood. But please keep making assumptions. It'll get you tons of respect lol.

[@alexmunch6118]

@@lauraholbrook8852 Dont get offended by my posts. Im just speaking facts. OOOOOOPS i forgot, getting offended is how your generation is wired. Please keep on

[@lauraholbrook8852]

@@alexmunch6118 it sounds like you are the one who is offended. Look at how uppity you got after i laughed at you lol.

[@alexmunch6118]

@@lauraholbrook8852 And you're still offended at my post. Very typical of your generation

[@dsczweck86]

Parenting and the K-12 public school system has created the millennial problem. Millennials complain and expect the same treatment thru received as children. I'm a millennial and I fought tooth and nail to be more than a lazy snowflake. My generation needs to recognize their shortcomings and act to improve their situation and stop feeling sorry for themselves. Life is hard, for all of us.

[@keahililia8208]

20 years in the future. Generation Z is gonna be shamed upon by the gen x, boomers and millennials. See the pattern?

[@mahlononthemoon2728]

No, I'm not shaming them, stop future shaming.

[@michaeljohn9263]

@@mahlononthemoon2728 Gen Z is going to be in big trouble! I'm 40 and have no kids, but my sister has one and most of her friends have kids. Now for whatever reason ANY kid i've got across born after 2000 and especially 2007 I'd have to say 7/10 have some kind of mental disorder. Most of the kids that are in school have special 1 on 1 teachers and most of them can't read or write BUT can sure figure out how to use a tablet and find crap to watch on youtube. Figure that out?!?!

[@mahlononthemoon2728]

@@michaeljohn9263 I don't talk about kids that way. I'm not going to blame kids for being mentally ill in a society that does nothing but try to produce that.

[@fortzprod.8096]

Boomers gonna be dead by then

[@thaneros]

Generation bashing happens all the time. I remember when Gen X were seen as slackers and apathetic and weren't Baby Boomers seen as druggies?

[@JewelBlueIbanez]

I never got a participation trophy. My grade 7 teacher dumped my desk out in front of my classmates and told me I had such bad organizational skills I couldn’t hold a job at MacDonald’s. No coddling there.

[@BrenB125]

I pointed to a sign recently to a young woman. It said "do not enter." She stepped over the sign and argued with me. Said I was on a "power trip." Really? So someone who actually follows the rules is on a "power trip."

[@railfanningstuff8333]

it does not help that 1200 calories of fruits and vegetables cost $30 a day and a 1200 Calorie bigmac only cost $9.99 a day now is it just me or is something off in Canada

[@bunnybaby975]

RailFanning & Stuff I seriously can’t afford to eat healthy

[@banjoboy01]

the problem is a total lack of people skills even with all this so called "social" media, I worked for employment agencies for years and got attitude and harassment mostly from younger people

[@chustar2620]

That lady in black was all ready set to be offended and didnt want to listen to the issues we face in our generation. Snob is the word im looking for!

[@jaredschmidt8013]

As a millennial, yes I’ll admit that the Baby Boomers and Gen X definitely had it easier in the job and retirement market. But we still have it better than 99% of the other generations before us. 200 years ago the average worker lived on $1 a day (by today’s standards). We’re not doing too bad.

[@laketuna]

"Work your way out of it." Great advice.

[@ruthpratt9674]

Our world has been polluted both literally and figuratively by those people complaining about us (millennials) being the problem. And the one AA woman made a great point about participation medals. Growing up poor and a person of color, I never received such medals or pats on the back when I sucked. She also made an excellent point that you don’t have to work 50-60 hours a week, when research shows that it does not increase productivity. In fact, 40 hours a week is also unnecessary in some instances. I love how they ignored what she said and moved on...I think we are trying to fight against a system that is too stubborn to change for the better but has been rapidly worsening with greed and it is tough AF. But overall, I see us prevailing. We just need to get the backward thinkers out of here.

[@Biblereadings2024]

Thank you Hadyia! I have no idea where they are getting these poles from. I am 41 and I am never on my phone 24/hrs a day taking pictures and posting. I work hard as an EMT and a Cdl driver and don’t ask anyone for anything. These kids out here now are doing whatever they want, are on all kinds of drugs, don’t want to work and in my opinion are lazy as hell. I have an 18 year old son and I’m having the hardest time getting him to mature and not act as if he is 15 and helpless all the time. His friends are the same way. I love my son❤but I’m just giving an example. You have people out here that just don’t want to learn regardless of how much you teach them. I agree that it is not ideal to paint everyone with the same Brush bc we are all different people.

[@JuancoPRoFlow]

Those aren't millenials, those are gen z born after 1996

[@jannesasmith7950]

Social media is evil.... Period! I left face book almost 2 years ago and it was 1 of the best choices I've ever made! Im 42..time to grow up people... Get a grip

[@johnberger5539]

There seems to be an underlying assumption that the newly minted graduate has a right to move back home. Our daughter never had any intention of moving back home, and, while we love her immeasurably, she was never invited to do so. She is always welcome to visit our home, but she is not welcome to live there. As the hoary adage goes, the best things you can give a child is ‘roots and wings’. Wings begin at the end of the baccalaureate ceremony. Our daughter is a millenial. She graduated from college with honors in 2015. She won three academic prizes for study in her field. She captained her school's figure skating and alpine ski teams. She was one of 14 U.S. students accepted into Oxford University for Junior year study abroad where she won a varsity letter in women's soccer. Because she was musically trained under the Royal School of Church Music, she auditioned for and was invited into Oxford’s choir, for which she was ‘paid’ with free meals. She served in student government and was elected Chairman of her school's Honor Council where she had to run regularly scheduled meetings which included the College President and Board of Trustees. She interviewed with five top corporate law firms and received five job offers and accepted employment with the #1 rated firm in the world. The interviewing partner was an Oxford graduate. She earned well over $100,000 her first year after college. In exchange for this, she regularly worked between 80 and 90 hours per week, and had a few weeks in excess of 100 hours. She is applying to law school and recently took her LSATs and scored in the 99th percentile. She has numerous friends from all these endeavors and makes a genuine effort to maintain those friendships. Perhaps she has been unusually lucky, but, more likely, her 'luck' resided at the intersection of hard work and opportunity. The moral lesson is "seek and ye shall find" - but only if you're willing to make a sustained and extraordinary effort.

[@007Fusiion]

Even i'm proud of your daughter. But its hard to seek if you are born into darkness (poverty, no role models, bad economics).

[@mytmouse57]

Back in my day, we had to get up a half hour before we went to bed and walk five miles uphill both ways to work three jobs and eat stale bread. And we were thankful.

[@tracylove3937]

In a snow storm. Barefoot!

[@lucasb7705]

Lol

[@katherineklevenow1808]

Those were the good old days

[@matthewschembri6976]

Over price housing, which makes it impossible to save for a deposit. Yeah we have it so easy.

[@U9B]

@Andrea Mendenhall We have multiple recessions, one big middle eastern campaign, domestic attacks including the world trade center, and going through covid so yeah. We've been through this and boomers have not.

[@lyndakirkness5415]

Wages??? I worked for $4.00 an hour. What are millennials being paid???

[@mrrickstur]

Not trying to point fingers or anything, but as a Millennial myself I believe a large part of what makes us who we are today is due to our life upbringing, parents, excessive sugar-coating, and all those participation trophies. Older generations tend to want to shower us with all the things they never had as kids, and as a result we're given a false sense of what reality really is. It's a lot harder to unspoil a spoiled kid than it is vice versa.

[@th3azscorpio]

mrrickstur Very true. No one wants to mention that part.

[@harryghag9308]

We don’t need to get degree we need to get life skills in order to survive this world

[@ratherbfishing455]

My plumber made $100,000 last year

[@covenawhite4855]

How will companies know you have skills without a trade school OR college degree

[@ratherbfishing455]

@@covenawhite4855 It depends on what you go into, and if you know the right people to help you succeed. I push kids to do volunteer work and to take lessons in an art or sport. They need to play sports and participate in boy scouts to get out of their shell. Join a church and be active in it. Some get jobs in welding by learning it in high school or from a relative. Welders were in high demand before gas prices dropped. I know several people who went to a reject college and majored in a liberal arts degree, but are working at a crummy jobs and owe $$$ in student loans. I tell kids to go into the medical field. You can make good money with a two year degree. I can't think of the person who runs a tube or catheter for a heart test. Random thoughts. Talk to successful adults and ask them what they did to get where they are in life. Random thoughts.

[@luckfeather5453]

If you want to blame someone, try blaming their parents instead.

[@podsmpsg1]

Absolutely.

[@harleyburton6133]

Pretty sure gen x was a good generation, but once the millennials grow up they begin to become more entitled and that rubs off on their kids if they're born before gen alpha which is 2012 and after.

[@alexmunch6118]

Whether you're a millennial or not, at some point you're not a kid anymore and as adults you need to take responsibility and be held accountable for your actions. Blaming your parents for everything shows how weak you people are. THIS is why previous generations call you people immature snowflakes. Instead of taking accountability you pass the blame on other people. What ever decision you made when you became adults has nothing to do with your parents. its on you. Man up snowflake

[@desertmoonlee6631]

@@harleyburton6133 millennials aren’t having kids because they can’t afford them

[@desertmoonlee6631]

Not really

[@carpetmogul007]

I didn't graduate highschool. When I was 11, I complained about homework ALWAYS! My dads response....He took me outside, in the freezing cold at 9 at night and sat me down in the dirt, pitched me a table spoon and said DIG! I cried! I was freezing! I pleaded! But nothing made a difference. "I said DIG!" So I sucked it up and started to dig. After about ten minutes, he said "Ok, now come here". He grabbed me, gave me a hug and looked me square in the face and said "Son, I love you like no other on this planet but, if you don't get your act together and suck it up, you're gonna be digging ditches for the rest of your life. Life is tough, and it WILL NOT meet you halfway! YOU have to make life work, NOT life making YOU work!" I'm 47 now and still no college degree or safe space has EVER been apart of my life. If I can make it work, I'm dead sure that in today's technological world, they can too!

[@ncavefan]

your dad sounds like a smart guy

[@Odbarc]

I wasn't raised with constant praise and trophies for trying and I was born in the 80's. I constantly had people screaming at me, blaming me for things beyond my control, no one listening to my ideas. I think Millennial's maybe more of the 90's kids attitude. From what I can see, we are expected to put in the most amount of work, get paid the least, no potential for promotions, and have been given expenses far beyond anyone's salary to effectively pay. The "Well your Generation" could afford an education with a year's savings that ended up with a higher paying job at the end, "Our Generation" takes 10 years to save up that amount and there's no job at the end.

[@fearinshadow2886]

Yep. It wasn't until a year ago that my mom told me I could do whatever I put my mind to and I'm 27. I didn't grow up with praise either. Even when I did chores at home, never got allowance. My mom always assumed my brother had done everything. I spent all day making money on Mturk to make money. I bought dinner with it. Even though my brother doesn't live here anymore, she still made the assumption that he had bought it first. She still hasn't said thank you.

[@fearinshadow2886]

Maybe I should take this a sign not to buy anything at all.

[@pumpkinpatch5]

As a millennial who was always told to work hard for what I want, it sounds to me like 'you're special' is not only a lyric from a Lizzo song, but it's also been made up by a hateful person of a different generation. Because it's just such an untruth.

[@lucindarainford4919]

Thanks for the conversation, now I know what's wrong with my son. I was trying to tell him about the major issues America is facing, his comment, "I hear you; but I don't care about that, all I care about is living the life"! He too, goes from job to job, always rushing, always tired; looking for "free Stuff", cannot budget. He's always buying cheap things, yet always scrambling for money! The words "planning a head," have NO meaning, it's about living for the NOW! So I ask was it a "full Moon" when all these babies were conceived in the 80's and after, or just the "Signs of the Time" Thanks and be Blessed!

[@GreenMan1986x]

Hadiya Roderique just had to bring up class-based and race-based. Then the black man Elamin Abdelmahmoud chimes in and they both play victims and attack Adrienne Batra. He also says "baby-boomers didn't have it difficult". Obviously he is not well educated if he didn't know the Vietnam War was going on.

[@shessoheavy6130]

I know. I was thinking the same thing. Unemployment was also rampant in the 70's and 80's.

[@joybarber2430]

Forget these dumb older people who make my problems then get mad because I wont buck up. I work 60 hours a week and still barely get by with 3 roommates. I not only have crazy debt from college but because I graduated a short time after the downturn I could not find a job in my field. Infact, I couldn't find a job period for YEARS ( for anyone wondering I applied for every job not just one I thought were "good" ones). Then, because I have a technology based degree by the time jobs were returning in my field I would have had to basically repeat school all over again. That is if I wanted to be on the same pages as the kids who were lucky enough to be born 4 or 5 years after me and didn't have 5 years to forget things while they were standing in line to hopefully get a job at McDonald's. Oh ya I didn't get the McDonald's job either, because at that time even those were hard to get and a lot of the people I was competing with were just trying to feed their kids.

[@mattw4496]

joy barber Sounds like you're full of excuses.

[@alanaadams7440]

I m a boomer. I was a nurse Nursing school 92 openings and 500 applicants.... Is that easy? No. I had a 4.0 grade average to get accepted. Then I realized I needed a BS to make more money. I went to night college for 5 years while working full-time, taking care of children, keeping 3700 sq ft home. It's not easy. But I did it.

[@peaceandtranquility7399]

Studies show humans are VERY BAD at focusing on more than one thing at a time. And the amount of distractions in this digital age is seemingly unlimited. Part of the problem is sensory overload and too much information to process and find what is most important.