Gen Y Managers Perceived as Entitled/ Unpolished

Gen Y (millennial): Born 1979/1982 - 2000

• Perceived as: • Entitled• Concerned for only self• Tech savy/ social media savy• Inclusive leaders• Enthusiastic• Adaptable • Ambitious

• Members overall placed high value on workplace flexibility

These Kids Today – It’s all About ‘ME ME ME!’

• “Many of the people complaining about this generation are baby boomers, and they're the ones who raised this generation - complete with all that coddling and everyone-gets-a-trophy mentality”

• Baby boomers wanted stability for their family. Gen Yers want growth.

• The shift toward "me" has been going on for a couple

of centuries

Gen Y Seeks Work-LifeBalance Above All Else

• 50 percent of Gen Y workers would rather be unemployed than work at a job

they hate

• Gen Y crave feedback and recognition from their bosses