THIS Girl

Ok kids. This blog is taking a slightly different twist. Did you all see that viral video in which that bleach blonde chick goes on a rant and calls out her entire generation for being worthless piles? If not here you go: Youtube Link

I saw some people posting about this and thinking it's the greatest thing ever but I have the complete opposite opinion. Just going to lay out some thoughts below.

For as long as I have been working I have been asked to automate any and every part of my job so that we could hit our efficiency goals. In the first 2 years of my career I automated my job so much that I could hit 3 buttons in excel and my job was done. The sad part about this... while I was creating efficiencies for the generation ahead of me to report on... they were calling me lazy.

Another thing about my generation... we went through that fun lil thing in 2008-2009 when the financial markets just shit the bed. Let's remember what that was about.... a bunch of greedy a-holes taking the easy way out and ultimately screwing all of America out of their money. Sounds a lot like how the millennials are being described no?

We've also been called entitled. I mean... sure. I can't fight this one too much. I think my generation's parents have done an amazing job at building up their lives and providing for their families. Not knocking that at all. What I do think this girl is aiming at is the millennials' desire for constant promotion. Let me go back to the market crash again. We entered a job market that was downright awful. You were lucky to have a job, let alone a job that pays good money. But what has happened since the rebound? It seems to be a trend that companies report bad earnings, yet you still see record bonuses for upper management. Talk about reinforcement learning - why wouldn't they want to get promoted as quickly as possible?

As for the lack of social interaction, manners, etc. I AGREE. But I agree with this for every generation.

Finally... let's all remember that generation calling us lazy is the same generation that had hippies getting the same rap. History repeats itself no? All in all... people have faults at every age, no matter the generation. Instead of accusing we should try to understand why people do the things they do. Plus if we look for the good things each generation has to offer we could probably work better together... JUSSAYIN.