The Workplace (feat. The Millenials)

The Generation Y, those who are born between 1976 up until 2004, have invaded The Workplace. These new addition to gave a whole new meaning and a whole new feel to the working environment. They are famously known as "The Millennials."

Simon Sinek, in his video with Inside quest entitled "Millennials in the Workplace", said that these Millennials are hard to manage. According to the video, there are different work issues millennials are experiencing in the current setting in their workplace:

One of these issues would be wrong parenting strategies implemented where these so called millennials rely to much on their parents. They are usually born with a silver spoon in their mouths and are raised with the the wrong mindset -- that you can get anything you want, anytime you want. Another alarming issue would be the over reliance of these millennials on technology. Technology, although beneficial by making different sets of tasks easier, has become addictive for millennials. A lot of time has been wasted and a lot of real conversations have been avoided because of the dependency and addiction of millennials with technology. The last issue, which in my view produces the biggest impact on how millennials behave would be their own working environment. They work in different companies who prefer big bottomlines and a huge market share than employee satisfaction and involvement. Because of this, they are unable to better themselves and grow with the organization, which also results to the high turnovers of companies.

Being one of the millions of millennials in the globe, I am alarmed by how different organizations view us as something negative for them. Watching Simon Sinek's video and reading the different articles posted taught me different things, including how I should behave in my near involvement with an organization:

First, nothing worth having comes easy. Life is full of steep and bumpy roads, and one has to go through these roads to achieve something worth having. One who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth must test his real capabilities by taking the same steep and bumpy road, through this he will be able to test his own skills and capabilities and improve and better himself. Another takeaway from the references would be to spend less time in front of technology and start real conversations. This would increase one's productivity and will help strengthen networks and communications with others. Lastly, organizations still prefer using the multistream approach in management. Millennials should learn how to brave the management approach of the organization and must know how to live within it.

It's all in one's self. One's purpose and impact is self-defined. Also, in order to get what you want, work for it.

Millennials should not be put down because of their negative characteristics. I believe that they still have a lot of chances to prove their worth and their relevance in their respective organizations.