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I was in a "generational diversity" course at work recently where we would break apart and talk about what behaviors are common among each generation and why, and how to be good leaders for each generation. We started with the "greatest" generation and the "silent" generation and worked our way down in age. Everything started so respectful and nice for the old folks, even excusing their shortcomings when one was actually brought up due to how they were raised and the tough circumstances they grew up under. By the time we got to millennial and gen z, things took a turn. Even the instructor was laying on the judgement pretty thick. "They have had everything handed to them growing up so they don't appreciate hard work", "[...] participation trophies [...]", etc
That sounds... like a judgement your class was meant to learn to avoid...
Right?
That seems so weird to begin with. Particularly since there aren't many Greatest Generation left, and Silents are well into retirement.
They apparently make up something like 3 percent of our employees.
What, the youngest greatest gener is 97 lol. Are you sure it wasn't 3 total and they are the CEOs?
No, it was 3 percent with the greatest and silent generation combined, not just the greatest. No idea how many (if any at all) of the greatest generation there actually are. Maybe 1? Idk.
I don't think I could've sat there and not fucked that teacher up emotionally.
I would have loved to witness that TacoButtPlug
If you don't want kids to have participation trophies don't give them participation trophies. You didn't go out and buy yourself a trophy for everything, did you?
If I want to buy a trophy for myself with my own hard earned money to make myself feel like a winner, those boomers can kiss my ass.