Friday, November 18, 2016

Millennials - As I see them

I've been a university professor since I was 27 years old, so I have had thousands of students who are now between the ages of 18 and 45. For those of you between 30 and 45 years old who have recently been criticizing millennials, I have the following to say to you. Millennials, in my experience, have been my favorite generation to work with. They work just as hard as previous generations (despite recent claims), are far more open minded and adventurous, are far less judgmental and act no more entitled than your generations. I find that most of those who complain about millennials haven't exactly set the world on fire with their accomplishments, and I don't find their put downs very compelling. Sure, I'm generalizing but for me, if you've raised a millennial, congrats. Most of the ones I work with are great young adults.