tonorator Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 a little taste of what is now turning up in the work force ... give a welcome to the millennials. "Last year, when a 24-year-old salesman at a car dealership didn't get his yearly bonus because of poor performance, both of his parents showed up at the company's regional headquarters and sat outside the CEO's office, refusing to leave until they got a meeting. "Security had to come and escort them out," Sophy says. A 22-year-old pharmaceutical employee learned that he was not getting the promotion he had been eyeing. His boss told him he needed to work on his weaknesses first. The Harvard grad had excelled at everything he had ever done, so he was crushed by the news. He told his parents about the performance review, and they were convinced there was some misunderstanding, some way they could fix it, as they'd been able to fix everything before. His mother called the human-resources department the next day. Seventeen times. She left increasingly frustrated messages: "You're purposely ignoring us"; "you fudged the evaluation"; "you have it in for my son." She demanded a mediation session with her, her son, his boss, and HR--and got it. At one point, the 22-year-old reprimanded the HR rep for being "rude to my mom." Millennials aren't interested in the financial success that drove the boomers or the independence that has marked the gen-Xers, but in careers that are personalized. They want educational opportunities in China and a chance to work in their companies' R&D departments for six months. "They have no expectation that the first place they work will at all be related to their career, so they're willing to move around until they find a place that suits them," says Dan Rasmus, who runs a workplace think tank for Microsoft. Thanks to their overinvolved boomer parents, this cohort has been coddled and pumped up to believe they can achieve anything. Immersion in PCs, video games, email, the Internet, and cell phones for most of their lives has changed their thought patterns and may also have actually changed how their brains developed physiologically. These folks want feedback daily, not annually. And in case it's not obvious, millennials are fearless and blunt. If they think they know a better way, they'll tell you, regardless of your title." full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 mommy going to bat, that's classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Try dealing with these little f*ckers five days a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moss6 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 His mother called the human-resources department the next day. Seventeen times. She left increasingly frustrated messages: "You're purposely ignoring us"; "you fudged the evaluation"; "you have it in for my son." She demanded a mediation session with her, her son, his boss, and HR--and got it. At one point, the 22-year-old reprimanded the HR rep for being "rude to my mom." This is called the Hillary factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 my wife is a teacher and its never the kids fault....EVER! when i was growing up...i was guilty as charged with rarely had a chance to clear my name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteebee Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Try dealing with these little f*ckers five days a week. 1303561[/snapback] Do you ever have parents call you about their kids grades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Reminds me of non-results oriented sports... how dare you designate one group of kids winners and the other losers, just because the winners score more points! You'll scar poor Ethan for life if he doesn't get a trophy for coming in 23rd place in the tournament! We're all winners today folks... hooray! Here's your juice box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Do you ever have parents call you about their kids grades? 1303931[/snapback] Once--and the parent was none too happy when I told him that it was against the law to tell him what his son's grade in my class was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Once--and the parent was none too happy when I told him that it was against the law to tell him what his son's grade in my class was. 1304015[/snapback] It starts in grade school threw middle and high and then to collage.. Not a surprise that is happens at work... schools need to stop letting parents bully teachers and principals.... Its really bad, worse that u can imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Linguist Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I had a student/intern working at the studio for me a couple years ago and at the end of the semester i had to fill out a performance sheet based on what she learned and how he handled day-to-day business. I gaveher average marks in some areas, and below average on attendance and attitude. I guess it worked out as a C+ in the class. One day she comes in my office and confronts me about the grade. When i said that attendance was the worst part, she tells me with a straight face that its her right to sleep in once in a while. Also that she was insulted about anything less than an A. what the heck is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 I had a student/intern working at the studio for me a couple years ago and at the end of the semester i had to fill out a performance sheet based on what she learned and how he handled day-to-day business.I gaveher average marks in some areas, and below average on attendance and attitude. I guess it worked out as a C+ in the class. One day she comes in my office and confronts me about the grade. When i said that attendance was the worst part, she tells me with a straight face that its her right to sleep in once in a while. Also that she was insulted about anything less than an A. what the heck is going on? 1304113[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Linguist Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 1304272[/snapback] too much diet coke today. A bit shakey on the keyboard :doah: actually this girl could have passed for a dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Do you ever have parents call you about their kids grades? 1303931[/snapback] Oh, oh, call on me, call on me! I teach middle school and some high school and I get calls occasionally about a kid's grade. It's never the kid who is deseperately struggling or failing. It's always the kid who previously got all A's and suddenly got a C+ or B-. I just set up a conference with them and have junior bring in his work. If they are insistent that the grade is unfair I ...(dream sequence begins...question what they were thinking when they decided to breed with each other to produce such a thick-headed hillbilly.. then inform them that there is only ONE french fry machine at McDonalds and that they had better start praying now...ask if there is a Mr. Gump...). Most parents out here in the country came from "old school" families and I rarely have any problems with complaints about grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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