But the same, sez Bond Girl.
If you prick us, do we not bleed?
If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
If you poison us, do we not die?
And if you hire us, shall we not revenge?
Jasmine Flowers claims that Gen Y is not as high maintenance and unmanageable as everyone is saying.
We want the same as everyone else she claims. Except for one little thing: our priorities are different. And one more thing. We're mouthy: we ask for what we want.
And one more thing: we don't work like you. We're more technology-savvy and better at multi-tasking. Otherwise we're quite traditional.
Thank you for your trackback and my new nickname. I look forward to future comments.
Posted by: Jasmine Flowers | May 10, 2007 at 01:16 PM
With your name I had to assume that your parents were big fans of Double 0 Seven.
Posted by: Recruiting Animal | May 10, 2007 at 01:56 PM
Wow. Jasmine Flowers' article presents a pretty big list of employer, er, requests too. Whatever happened to win-win or no deal? Sure, employers who offer this stuff might have an advantage, but what I'm seeing less and less of is what these employees are bringing to the table beyond the ability to gripe.
It's no a dig as much as it is discussion. I'm wondering if some of the folks who are presenting the Gen Y story are considering what they are communicating. It seems like they are re-forcing the stereotype more than dismissing it. But then again, it could be me.
Posted by: Richard Becker | May 10, 2007 at 02:00 PM
Our priorities are different. We ask for what we want. We're more technology-savvy and better at multi-tasking.
Moustache, how does a Gen Y young woman know that she is more personally assertive than her parents' generation was at her age? From an article. They're reading the same stuff we are.
When Potsy spoke from his personal experience about college life, he described a bunch of run of the mill rat racers.
Posted by: Recruiting Animal | May 10, 2007 at 04:05 PM
"They're reading the same stuff we are." And believing it, obviously. ;) I thought they didn't want to believe this stuff. Or is this selective believing?
Maybe I could pitch a few stories, gather some evidence, bias some quotes, and write about Gen Y. What would you like Gen Y to read about themselves, Animal? What magazines would you like to see it in? I could offer some suggested content, but the phone is ringing and am not that good at multi-tasking (joke).
Posted by: Richard Becker | May 10, 2007 at 05:54 PM