Great post by Marci Alboher with the New York Times small biz blog:  What the Gen Y Worker Wants.

“When I finished law school in the recession of 1991, jobs were scarce. I didn’t have a job upon graduation and that was fairly common. Young people entering the job market today face a far more welcoming workplace. And as increasing numbers of baby boomers retire, the newest members of the work force will have even more choices. This anticipated shortage of skilled labor has been called the “war for talent,” and even if there is some dispute as to its grounding in fact, employers are behaving as if it’s real. Last week one of the most e-mailed articles on The New York Times Web site was about a law firm employing a “happiness consultant” to make sure that everyone was feeling properly fulfilled. I expect to see more of this type of thing”.

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Generational strife has struck the U.S. workplace.

“Nurtured on a steady diet of self-esteem, the swaggeringly confident children of the ’80s and ’90s are flying the nest and starting to land in the workforce. They’re clamoring for quick feedback, meaningful involvement, and pumped-up recognition—and roiling old-school colleagues who dub them impatient, needy, and arrogant. The kids are frustrated too: Entry-level duties are a far cry from the dream jobs they’ve been made to feel are their birthright”.

Jean Twenge, who appears in Chapter 2 of Millennial Leaders contributed to this article in Utne Reader. 

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