In my experience in inheriting a millenial design
staff at two different companies, it's some of A and
some of B.

- they have a hard time analyzing why a design serves
a business need, but want it to be 'good' or 'bad'

- I'm finding a larger case of diva-itis in younger
staff - they do work hard, but need to like what they
do, or they won't do it.

- the biggest problem is having them think about
dealing with life before there was an internet. Trying
to get them to have empathy for someone who did not
grow up with a mouse in their hand, or even worse,
doesn't like their cel phone, is a bit of a struggle.

Of course, we can contribute this to youth and
inexperience, and a cultural gap.

This is kind of a silly article. I remember the terror
over Generation X's anti-authority problems. We got
money during the boom, and older people had to listen
and be managed by people the age of their kids. The
horror!

<geezer voice>Get off my lawn, you damn kids! And
stand up straight!</voice>

Lorelei

--- Chris Borokowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I agree. Thank you for some sanity on this topic.
> 
> The good things about millenials are the computer
> literacy, 
> 
> The bad: the selfishness, lack of understanding of
> the technology beneath the visuals, and they take
Twitter seriously.

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