(Yes, I can agree with this pretty much......rf)
One of the "Entitlement Generation" Speaks Out http://www.corante.com/futuretense/archives/037836.php Posted by Elizabeth Albrycht In response to the AP Entitlement Generation article that came out last Sunday, a member of this so-called generation wrote the following open letter: Dear current Management-Generation of Cubicle Land, please understand that: 1. My generation was misinformedby elders and fortuneabout the value of our college degrees. $120,000 of your/our money now buys, career-wise, just a hair more than your free high-school diploma used to. As many of my peers now lament, ³A law degree is the new B.A.² We¹re the best-educated generation in American history, yet the job requirements haven¹t changed. 2. We are treated, at the entry-level, quite poorly, though it¹s understandable that you might not realize it. Though we¹re without your valuable professional experience, we just might be smarter than you and, if you keep us subservient though boredom, we will owe you no loyalty. You must challenge or educate us. Otherwise we¹re leaving. 3. Are you aware of how little time it actually takes us to do things? One reason my peers ask for schedule flexibility is because much of their day is spent killing time. If we can¹t contribute something valuable, we want to waste time at home with our friends, families, pets, books, and X-Boxes. 4. If you¹d let us, we could make the computer system work right. 5. Having specific educational training, for example in Computer Science or Business Management, indeed justifies higher salaries. But, employers for other lines of work in metro areas: if you don¹t start paying salaries commensurate with the cost of living, a) you¹ll be left with 50 software engineers and 0 sales associates and b) there¹ll be no one supporting your costs in old-age, let alone anyone younger able to support their own. We understand all of this is based on market conditions. But really. We know how much you make, and we know how things fall apart when we¹re not there. We¹re valuable. 6. Watch out, particularly if you¹re at a bigger company. It takes us less than a year to learn your systems, copy your skills, and identify your company¹s flaws. 10 million unchallenged, vindictively creative young people will decimate your business. So. The entitlement generation? No. That assumes we think we¹ve earned something from an educational system and media infrastructures provided by the last two generations. We¹re more humble than that. We¹re thankful. We are. As the most promising generation since the last, we¹re ready to work harder than anyone expects. Just stop getting in our way. You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
