Millennials blame their problems on Boomers

I find it amusing with all this Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z and Generation A (if there is such a thing). Why do urbantites waste their short lives making things difficult and confusing; just like city traffic? What happened to speaking of 20 year olds, 30 year olds, etc. I believe keeping it simple (KISS) is the way to go. It causes less stress. Stress is one of the main factors of heart attacks. Seniors should all be watching out for eliminating stress; of course, unless they are in a rush for a one-way trip to the hospital.
 

Packerjohn said:
I find it amusing with all this Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z and Generation A (if there is such a thing). Why do urbantites waste their short lives making things difficult and confusing; just like city traffic? What happened to speaking of 20 year olds, 30 year olds, etc. I believe keeping it simple (KISS) is the way to go. It causes less stress. Stress is one of the main factors of heart attacks. Seniors should all be watching out for eliminating stress; of course, unless they are in a rush for a one-way trip to the hospital.
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Do you really find it stressful to identify groups by their generation? I actually find it helpful. While there will always be another group of 20 and 30 year olds coming down the pike, the generation there now (Millennials, also knows as Generation Y, born 1980-2000) will move as a group though life, just as Baby Boomer have done.

When I hear "people in their sixties and seventies" my mental image is very different from when I hear "Baby Boomers."
 

Millennials blame their problems on Boomers? I remember the late 1960s-70s when we Boomers blamed the "Greatest Generation" for screwing up things. All we Boomers have to do is wait for the Millennial's kids to blame them for screwing up things. This beloved custom has been going on for thousands of years.​

BTW, this Millenial. Boomers stuff makes great magazine articles, but it's rather flimsy on reality Do you really think everybody born between two artificial dates thinks the same? So everybody born in the 1980s is Democrat?????? it's BS.
 

Millennials are the kids of Baby Boomers and late Gen X'ers. They probably SHOULD blame their problems on parents who taught them that everyone deserves a trophy, regardless of whether they won or lost. Not surprising that they are not willing to take responsibility for their lives and instead choose to blame it on another generation.

As a Baby Boomer, I worked my ass off to move up in my job and make enough money to live comfortably in retirement. The Millennial view is that something is owed to them and they want to do things on their own terms. At least at the present time, businesses don't operate that way. I shudder to think what businesses will become when only Millennials are working for them. Maybe they have it right, and we should cherish our personal lives rather than our careers, but what does that mean for our economy going forward?

This is also the result of growing up with Social Media, where everyone thinks they can be an internet star or an "influencer" rather than holding down a real job.

Yes, I have strong opinions on this.
 
dseag2 said:
Millennials are the kids of Baby Boomers and late Gen X'ers. They probably SHOULD blame their problems on parents who taught them that everyone deserves a trophy, regardless of whether they won or lost. Not surprising that they are not willing to take responsibility for their lives and instead choose to blame it on another generation.

As a Baby Boomer, I worked my ass off to move up in my job and make enough money to live comfortably in retirement. The Millennial view is that something is owed to them and they want to do things on their own terms. At least at the present time, businesses don't operate that way. I shudder to think what businesses will become when only Millennials are working for them. Maybe they have it right, and we should cherish our personal lives rather than our careers, but what does that mean for our economy going forward?

This is also the result of growing up with Social Media, where everyone thinks they can be an internet star or an "influencer" rather than holding down a real job.

Yes, I have strong opinions on this.
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I recall taking great umbrage when members of the WWII "Greatest Generation" referred to Boomers as unwashed, lazy, pot smoking, commune-living, wildly promiscuous, hippies. Yours is an equally unfair, spectacularly inaccurate generalization.

Through my children, relatives and children's friends I know many Millennials. I also employed several dozen of them over the years and remain in loose contact with most of those as they've grown up, entered the real world and embarked on careers.

Every one of them works hard and supports their families. Like myself and friends in my own generation, they all started working part time jobs in high school and have continued to work hard.

If your personal interaction with Millennials is truly what you wrote above, I feel sorry for you and strongly encourage you to get out more.
 
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StarSong said:
Through my children, relatives and children's friends I know many Millennials. I also employed several dozen of them over the years and remain in loose contact with most of those as they've grown up, entered the real world and embarked on careers.

Every one of them works hard and supports their families. Like myself and friends in my own generation, they all started working part time jobs in high school and have continued to do so.
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And then there are Millennials like the mother of my former foster son. She laughs at people who work for a living. Literally, she laughed. She said people who work are stupid because you can get money, food stamps, and free medical care from the gov't.

I asked here where that money comes from, and she looked at me like I was an idiot and said "They print it. They can print as much as they need." She said she read that online; a bunch of people were buzzing about it.
 
Millennials blame their problems on Boomers
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Understandable, as it has been the boomers making the decisions and calling the shots, for so long. In retaliation, a lot of boomers berate and criticize the Millennials in order to dismiss their grievances. I say that Millennials are tough, and survivors, single income families are practically non-existent these days, it's common that both have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.
 
Murrmurr said:
And then there are Millennials like the mother of my former foster son. She laughs at people who work for a living. Literally, she laughed. She said people who work are stupid because you can get money, food stamps, and free medical care from the gov't.

I asked here where that money comes from, and she looked at me like I was an idiot and said "They print it. They can print as much as they need." She said she read that online; a bunch of people were buzzing about it.
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She's one person, @Murrmurr. There have been fools who think that way in every generation, but the majority of Millennials don't deserve to be painted with that brush.
 
Can somebody tell me what is the "Generation" name for people who were born too late to be in the "Greatest Generation" but were already in elementary school when the first of the Boomers came along? I feel like we fell through the cracks - a generation without a name!
 
The Silent Generation

The Silent Generation is the demographic cohort following the Greatest Generation and preceding the Baby Boomers. The Silent Generation is generally defined as people born from 1928 to 1945. By this definition and U.S. Census data, there were 23 million Silents in the United States as of 2019.
Wikpedia

Hey, that generation produced James Dean & the Beatles! Not that silent!
 
StarSong said:
She's one person, @Murrmurr. There have been fools who think that way in every generation, but the majority of Millennials don't deserve to be painted with that brush.
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And there are 100s of thousands babies and children in the US foster care system whose mothers think the same way Paxton's mother does. I've seen stats, read dozens of social worker's case studies, and a handful of child psychologist's testimonies as part of my training.

I'm not saying bum millennials outnumber decent, productive ones, but there's a huge number of them out there, and I won't dismiss or in any way minimize the destruction they're causing by saying Well, it's just a few.
 
StarSong said:
I recall taking great umbrage when members of the WWII "Greatest Generation" referred to Boomers as unwashed, lazy, pot smoking, commune-living, wildly promiscuous, hippies. Yours is an equally unfair, spectacularly inaccurate generalization.

Through my children, relatives and children's friends I know many Millennials. I also employed several dozen of them over the years and remain in loose contact with most of those as they've grown up, entered the real world and embarked on careers.

Every one of them works hard and supports their families. Like myself and friends in my own generation, they all started working part time jobs in high school and have continued to work hard.

If your personal interaction with Millennials is truly what you wrote above, I feel sorry for you and strongly encourage you to get out more.
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Maybe I SHOULD get out more!

In all seriousness, I worked with and managed lots of Millennials in my former career. I managed a sales force. It was always my older employees who were willing to go the "extra mile" and/or work extended hours. The Millennials tended to call in sick more often, were less inclined to answer emails quickly and took more days off. Some of them would just "disappear" if they were allowed to work from home. I'm sure my expectations were high because that was my personal work ethic. Granted, there were a couple of superstar Millennials in the bunch, and you seem to have the right ones as friends.

I do appreciate your input, and I'm glad you've had such great experiences. (y) I will try not to paint Millennials with such a broad brush.
 
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And about 50 years ago the rock group The Who sang about their generation and dying before they got old. Not new here. Blame shifting when things aren't going their way.
 
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Murrmurr said:
And then there are Millennials like the mother of my former foster son. She laughs at people who work for a living. Literally, she laughed. She said people who work are stupid because you can get money, food stamps, and free medical care from the gov't.

I asked here where that money comes from, and she looked at me like I was an idiot and said "They print it. They can print as much as they need." She said she read that online; a bunch of people were buzzing about it.
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People never cease to amaze me.
 
dseag2 said:
In all seriousness, I worked with and managed lots of Millennials in my former career. I managed a sales force. It was always my older employees who were willing to go the "extra mile" and/or work extended hours. The Millennials tended to call in sick more often, were less inclined to answer emails quickly and took more days off. Some of them would just "disappear" if they were allowed to work from home. I'm sure my expectations were high because that was my personal work ethic. Granted, there were a couple of superstar Millennials in the bunch, and you seem to have the right ones as friends.

I do appreciate your input, and I'm glad you've had such great experiences. (y) I will try not to paint Millennials with such a broad brush.
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I think that shows they might be smarter than those who put their work life above all else. We all have lives why not live them?
 
Packerjohn said:
I find it amusing with all this Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z and Generation A (if there is such a thing). Why do urbantites waste their short lives making things difficult and confusing; just like city traffic? What happened to speaking of 20 year olds, 30 year olds, etc. I believe keeping it simple (KISS) is the way to go. It causes less stress. Stress is one of the main factors of heart attacks. Seniors should all be watching out for eliminating stress; of course, unless they are in a rush for a one-way trip to the hospital.
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Packer, there is definitely a difference between the generations, depending on when they were born. And also, you are partially right; some traits and inclinations seem to go along with certain ages, no matter when the person was born.

Examples: Teenagers come up with some kooky ideas, are experimenting, and learning about life, just moving into adulthood. This is true no matter what year it is. But let's face it, today's teenagers are a far cry from teenagers born in, say, 1890. Some traits just go with the age, and are pretty universal as humans develop. Other traits are reflections of the world they are living in.

Millenials are very different than most of us were at that age (around 20-30). They are much more independent, innovative, and fearless about living their lives. They don't keep worrying everything to death, which a lot of my generation did. I think they are terrific. And they act that way not because of their age, it's more because of the world they are living in. (Anybody who worried that much nowadays would drive themselves nuts!)
 
Pepper said:
I think that shows they might be smarter than those who put their work life above all else. We all have lives why not live them?
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When I was a single working dad I made the choice to put time with the kids ahead of time devoted to The Company and some stupid Mission Statement. My only mission was happy kids-happy home. That's why I changed jobs a lot. More important than wages was stuff like work-shifts vs school hours, room to roam, decent neighbor kids, parks, fishing holes, etc.
 
The world was still in decent shape when Millennials came of age. It's Gen Zers who are really screwed, and they can blame some of that on Millennials.
 
Pepper said:
I think that shows they might be smarter than those who put their work life above all else. We all have lives why not live them?
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I don't disagree with you. Many of us Baby Boomers let life pass us by due to our careers. With that said, I chose to move to Dallas 16 years ago and work from home when very few were working from home, and my company allowed me to. It was a "quality of life" decision.

I always made time for my partner. We went to lunch together several times a week, but my company still knew where to reach me if there was an emergency and that I would respond immediately. Prior to my employer "retiring me early" I had already started to pull away from the business and realize my personal identity would become much more important than how I defined myself in my career.

The corporation I worked for had the highest output per employee in our industry, which meant we all worked our asses off. It was run by Baby Boomers who expected results yesterday, so I had to comply with their work ethic and could not have any weak links in my staff.

As I said, I agree that Millennials are smarter for valuing a true work/life balance, but that also means that corporations are going to have to adjust their expectations as more Baby Boomers retire. I believe many are already doing that. The workplace should be much better in the future for GenX'ers, Millennials and Gen Z'ers.
 
Irwin said:
Millennials are definitely screwed as are Generation Z. Many of them are deep in debt from college loans and the "American dream" of home ownership will never be more than just a dream because of the high cost of housing. But why are they blaming Boomers?

Well, we did come of age in the '70s and '80s when jobs began to be outsourced in great numbers overseas. Factories were shutting down and those jobs — many of them decent paying union jobs — were lost forever to Americans and sent to underdeveloped countries where labor was dirt cheap.

During the '90s, housing prices took off and they've been skyrocketing ever since. At the same time, taxpayer funding for higher education has dropped off precipitously — thus, the student debt problem. The '90s were when GenXers came of age so why aren't they being blamed for the problems during that time?

Millennials came of age in the 2000s, thus their moniker, so they're partially to blame for the Great Recession, but the causes really date back to the '90s and GenXers.

So what exactly are Millennials doing to fix the problems they're experiencing? Not a damn thing unless complaining counts as action.
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I respectfully disagree. My daughters are both Millennials. Both are college graduates, married with children of their own. One owns a business and the other is a social worker. Both have houses, too. Neither has ever expressed a negative word about Boomers, at least not to me.
 
I never really followed the different generations thing.

I just remember that, growing up...all my stepfather's friends were all WWII vets. And they all had something related to that. I don't know, a different kind of honor.

Also, I think all of them came out of that war with one thing in common...they just wanted to live a life of peace.

They weren't interested in a lot of the game playing that people do, they way that people get crazy over money...their main thing just seemed to be that they wanted to have a simple, quiet life of peace.

I know my step-father had opportunities to make much more money...that he passed by. He just did not want the aggravation. Just wanted to play some golf on the weekend, or play paddleball with his buddies. Money was just not as important to them and the rat race was not as important to them.
 

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