When a college student needs counseling because he’s scored a B on a report card, or worse, calls the police because there’s a mouse roaming the apartment, we can kind of laugh about it. I mean, how ridiculous!
Those would be just good stories, except episodes like this are becoming more and more common. Peter Gray, PhD, a research professor at Boston College who studies how children learn and value play, writes aboutdeclining resilience in college students in Psychology Today. His thoughts are frightening for the workplace. If today’s college students lack resilience, what can we expect from tomorrow’s job applicants? You have to hire someone.
To keep reading, click here: Why You Should Be Terrified of the Rising Millennial and Gen Z Workforce
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Please fix the “Why You Should Be Terrified….” link and let us know when — would like to read it!
Hmm, yea, the link doesn’t work for me either; but, I did a search at INC:
http://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/why-you-should-be-terrified-of-the-rising-millennial-and-gen-y-workforce.html
Suzanne; was this a test for your readers to see if we could figure out how to find your article?
Yes! You get an A+.
Found it: http://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/why-you-should-be-terrified-of-the-rising-millennial-and-gen-y-workforce.html
(but still needs fixing)
Thanks for the corrected link, fellow posters!
I am HR Manager at a small company that hires a lot of young recent college graduates. For me, the biggest single indicator of whether or not they have what it takes to succeed (resilience, good work ethic, common sense) is whether or not they have previously been employed, even if it was in fast food or retail. That first job is the true wake-up call for most young people and where they learn that sometimes life just isn’t fair. We do not have the time (nor patience) to hold your hand and coddle you while you learn that it IS important to get to work on time, take constructive feedback seriously, and generally act like an adult. The real world does not give participation trophies.
Thanks, my wonderful readers, for finding the link. It’s all fixed now.
This was a few years back, but I was briefly in banking. I learned a lot AND I helped change the hiring model. Older workers were welcomed as they actually showed up and had fewer training issues.
A degreed engineer, I got fed up doing software documentation for the ungrateful. I quit and after a few months applied for a teller job at a bank. As a more senior employee I was soon given a near supervisory position as a weekend head teller. Unlike many other younger hires, I appeared for work every single day I was assigned. I did not spend my days on my cell phone. I even managed to learn a few things including customer service. Customers were also nice to me, as I had their money. It was a pleasant experience to be treated with courtesy, some nerds are both arrogant and mean.
It is a fact that some of the Rising Millennial and Gen Z come with problems that at some point will influence the workplace. That’s why it would be a great idea to start doing something about it. It is a whole new generation that relies on different ideas/ideals, and at some point they will be implemented in the company management. So, it would be smart to build a plan and learn how to deal with them instead of complaining. Furthermore, it is mandatory to search for value (it is not fair to assume that all young employees are lazy or unable to fulfill a task) and learn from those who actually have something to say and come with valuable ideas.
Hi,
I just received a Performance Improvement Plan. Basically stating I’m not fast or accurate enough. My first thought is I’m getting fired. I researched online and I am not alone thinking getting fired is the next step and my company just wants to document it. I aked if they just wanted me to leave could they provide a small severance and a recommendation letter.
She said no, they want to keep me, they want it to work out, etc. They treat me like a non-person though, looked through my notebook on my desk at some things I wrote and analyzed it then wrote a four page document refuting everything I said and presented as another reprimand with harsh tones.
My question is: Shold I be taking my PIP at face value or that they want me gone?