Why erroneous stereotypes about millenialah

We used to hear that millenialy radically different from previous generations, that in order to curb their excessive demands and laziness need new strategies. According to Patty McCord, millenialov to complain only to those who have grown old.

Patty McCord (Patty McCord)

Former director of Netflix personnel.

McCord claims that the features that are usually attributed to millenialam (restlessness, excessive career expectations, desire for self-realization), or rather can be described in one word - "youth".

In the June episode Friction podcast she said, why can not tolerate laments about millenialov in the labor market.

"I do not like all this talk about millenialah. It's just nonsense - says McCord. - Both you and I once were millenialami. This is called being young, to begin his career. At this time we would like to have everything at once. "

It's not that millenialy different from previous generations, and that all young people are different from the elderly.

Therefore stereotypes millenialah essentially unfounded. Take, for example, charges millenialov in narcissism. According to the researchers, analyzed the historical materials, the level of narcissism in all generations reaches its peak in youth, and decreases with age

"When adults say that young people become more narcissistic, it is not a change of generations and the fact that young people always narcissistic older "- the authors write in the chapter entitled" Every generation - this generation "I"".

McCord thinks that the organization should not have to worry about how work with millenialamiAnd to help all employees become fully formed adult personality.

Established adult person she calls the one who is serious about his life, career and contribution to the common cause. And his age does not make sense to navigate. Some fully formed as a person in the early twenties, while others do not reach this state and to fifty.