About being thrown in with "snowflakes" and "Millenials"

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I'm just really fed up with the wording of all these articles slagging off under 35s as lazy, work shy and entitled. Not all of us are like how these articles describe!
I'm 33,I have a good standard of education, I can read and write very well, I work hard (worked 3 13 hour shifts on a busy hospital ward this week so far), I'm bringing up my two kids (15 & 3) to be thoughtful, polite, and hopefully hard working members of society, yet I'm in this stupid age bracket named "Millenial" where no one has a good word to say! Yes, I notice that some younger people can come across as lazy and perhaps entitled, but surely that happens with every generation!
I've told my DD (15) in no uncertain terms that when she starts work this summer, she will be expected to pull her weight, she will be paid peanuts, she will be at entry level and remain so for possibly years, but eventually hard work will pay off... and she is fully on board with this! Yet she too will be demonised as a "snowflake" purely on the basis of the year she was born!
Gahhhhh! Sorry just needed a rant this morning!!

I don't think laziness is anything to do with age, I've worked with plenty of lazy middle aged people in various jobs Not that I necessarily advocate killing yourself for your employer, people should be allowed work/life balance as well.

And my DF likes to tell tales of how they were all down the pub all day in the 80s when they were meant to be at work so I'm sure there has always been laziness in various people/jobs.

Bear Hunt - Oh to be able to be down the pub after work never mind during but yes, agreed. Lazy people in all walks of life of all ages.

I see a lot of these articles criticising the fact that so many people go to university these days. But then it seems like even the most basic job requires a degree now so you can't really blame people for trying to make themselves employable.

Sorry I realise that was a tangent! I just mean that it's not just because people are workshy and want to party at uni that they go.

Bear Hunt - I know what you mean. To progress in my job, I have to go and get a degree. Which is too much for me financially and time wise right now, so instead I'm looking at an alternative (NVQ Level 4) which will enable me to Corinne in my field, but a different role. This will still cost £££ but not as much, and I can easily commit to it during my evenings and weekends off.
A lot of my peers are in this position which is a shame, as so many want to stay with what they're doing, yet can't afford the fees to progress.

Bear Hunt - Continue!!! Stupid auto correct, who the hell is Corienne?? 😂

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The new issue of MILLENNIALS ARE BAD comes out tomorrow. Don't forget to pick up your copy.

I don't think there's so much on the job training these days; employers seem to want candidates to have already got experience (via internships/volunteering etc.) before they will interview them, even for lower level posts.

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