Why are millenials geting a lot of flak

[MenaMecca]

Just that really. Surely every generation has its pros and cons?

I seem to fall into the category of millennial from what I've seen. I don't think I fit many/any of the stereotypes. Always worked, moved out at 17, am fortunate enough to own my home. As far as GP's visits, I can think of one visit in the last 10 or so years that wasn't for a cervical screening and that I actually needed medication. I had a pretty nasty chest infection. I think there are people from all generations that do things that millennials get stick for and the same goes for most generations as far as I can see

Everyone deserves respect, however old they are!!!! So yes, boomers are 'entitled' to it, in the same way as any other human being on the planet.

That's the problem. They don't think they're entitled to it in the same way as any other human being on the planet. They think they're entitled to more of it because they're older.

I don't pretend to understand a lot of what young people say or do. Why would I? I'm a middle aged git!

My politics were shaped by CND, Anti-apartheid and the Miners strike. None of these has any relevance to millennials.

Mobiles phones and the internet are still new-fangled wonders to me. Millennials never knew the world without them just as I never knew the world without television.

We're products of a different time and place. I accept I don't understand some of the modern world. Instagram, selfies and all that jazz. Fine - I don't get it. But why point fingers and call it 'bad'?

prole, I agree. I have never felt in conflict with or against younger (or older) people, yet there will always be some kind of generational gap. It is just how things are.

Shakespeare nicely described the differences even then - published 1599 ( nothing changes really).

Crabbed Age and Youth
Cannot live together:
Youth is full of pleasance,
Age is full of care;
Youth like summer morn,
Age like winter weather;
Youth like summer brave,
Age like winter bare:
Youth is full of sports,
Age's breath is short,
Youth is nimble, Age is lame:
Youth is hot and bold,
Age is weak and cold,
Youth is wild, and Age is tame:-
Age, I do abhor thee;
Youth, I do adore thee;
O! my Love, my Love is young!
Age, I do defy thee-
O sweet shepherd, hie thee,
For methinks thou stay'st too long

@Xenia but we all know that's not how it works. You don't get a medal for not going to the doctors. You're just one person. I know plenty of people who are your age who go to the doctor regularly. Some need to, some probably don't. You don't represent a whole demographic of people and neither do I.

This thread is bloody awful. The stereotyping in here is horrid!

I suspect if more people followed my lead and avoided drinking, smoking, no pills, avoid junk food though they might find they only see the GP once every 12 year in their 50s.

Yes but they might die of smugness in the process.

Although some seem to be immune.

Maybe because it suits the establishment to pit one generation against another? That way, neither generation may realise that it's got sod all to do with a generational thing, and all to do with the establishment. Just saying

Xenia although those are all good things to keep health, they certainly aren't any guarantee to keep your health.

How many people do we all know who've died and have said gosh they didn't smoke/drink and are healthy!

Ate healthy not are

..or even "healthily" or "healthy food)... Mind you every doctor in the land would agree with me that, whilst it is no guarantee, if you stop smoking etc you reduce risks of bad health.

@SinisterBumFacedCat

Well said. Every generation complains about their parents than their children. Also there are rude and 'entitled' people of all ages.

But I think in the case of us millenials it's been particularly strong for a few reasons. I graduated into the worst recession in nearly a century meaning finding work was very difficult; to the extent that any group caused that recession it was the older generations. Now that's over we've got Brexit coming up which seems likely to wreak more economic havoc (though I know the leavers will disupte this), and again Leave voters skewed older. We millenials are the first generation in a long time that are expected to be worse off financially, not better off, than our parents. Housing costs are way up and it seems like we're spending longer living with parents or renting single rooms (though I've not checked the stats on that) and having a house of our own like our parents do, either owned or even a secure rental, feels unattainable.

So of course we complain about all these problems while taking for granted all the advantages we do have, like technology and health. And of course the older generations complain right back.

Millennial dare to stand up to the over baring mil/Mum. They aren’t afraid to go non contact and move hours and hours away. They don’t fit into the nice box of do as your told, they’ve been taught by generation X to stand up for themselves and not put up with the same treatment and expectations they had put upon them. Generation Z are taking their lead from the millennials. Some boomers and up are very unhappy with how this has destroyed everything they love and expect.

Good point Chillpizza. I was reading an article about parents whose adult children have gone NC and I did get the impression they feel blindsided.

Yes they never seem able to even think of anything that might of possibly caused it. Mostly blaming a new partner of their now adult child who they raised to be better than that.

Doctors would also agree that reducing stress levels is good for your health.

Not smoking, drinking, taking pills etc, does not guarantee health not does it prevent early death.,,

Millennial dare to stand up to the over baring mil/Mum. They aren’t afraid to go non contact and move hours and hours away. They don’t fit into the nice box of do as your told, they’ve been taught by generation X to stand up for themselves and not put up with the same treatment and expectations they had put upon them

Yes, but it is Gen X MILs those Millenials are standing up to!

My parents are baby boomers. Millennials parents are a mix of baby boomers and generation X

@CiderBrains, you have described my PILS to a tee !!

And you are absolutely correct. 100%.

I cannot WAIT for our next meal out with them....

Millennial dare to stand up to the over baring mil/Mum. They aren’t afraid to go non contact and move hours and hours away. They don’t fit into the nice box of do as your told, they’ve been taught by generation X to stand up for themselves and not put up with the same treatment and expectations they had put upon them. Generation Z are taking their lead from the millennials. Some boomers and up are very unhappy with how this has destroyed everything they love and expect.

The very last word being the most telling. ...

I manage a bunch of millennials. They can be great but as a group are very entitled. They believe they should get everything straight away rather than work their way up as I did.

They are also more immature for their age and can be very shallow. They are not good at taking feedback or criticism and are very bad losers.

However, they are imaginative, creative and can be lots of fun.

Makes for a fun working day at least.

I blame that on nothing ever actually being allowed to be competitive anymore. As an example My children’s school you cannot win at anything on sports day it’s all groups who still cannot actually win. Even silly awards like dropped the egg the most times as well as actually winning could be done but nope. The schools whole award system is just based on trying your best, now I’m not saying that trying isn’t good enough it just shows how children are not allowed to know they are not the best or are, never has anyone been rewarded for being the best or winning.

They believe they should get everything straight away rather than work their way up as I did.

If it's younger graduates, that's kind of what they were "sold" when they were persuaded to borrow thousands of pounds to go to university. (I'm lucky, I got to go before the costs started spiralling.)

If it's not, then I've got nothing...

OP? Your thoughts? Or too busy scribbling furiously to meet your deadline?