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When a college freshman received a C- on her first test, she literally had a meltdown in class. Sobbing, she texted her mother who called back, demanding to talk to the professor immediately (he, of course, declined). Another mother accompanied her child on a job interview, then wondered why he didn't get the job.

A major employer reported that during a job interview, a potential employee told him that she would have his job within 18 months. It didn't even cross her mind that he had worked 20 years to achieve his goal.

Sound crazy?

Sadly, the stories are all true, says Tim Elmore, founder and president of a non-profit, Growing Leaders, and author of the "Habitudes®" series of books, teacher guides, DVD kits and survey courses. "Gen Y (and iY) kids born between 1984 and 2002 have grown up in an age of instant gratification. iPhones, iPads, instant messaging and immediate access to data is at their fingertips," he says. "Their grades in school are often negotiated by parents rather than earned and they are praised for accomplishing little. They have hundreds of Facebook and Twitter 'friends,' but often few real connections."

Grizalltheway wrote:Having your mom with you for a job interview? Da fuck?

Grizalltheway wrote:Having your mom with you for a job interview? Da fuck?

∞∞∞ wrote:You want to define a whole generation based on a few individuals?

clenz wrote:

When a college freshman received a C- on her first test, she literally had a meltdown in class. Sobbing, she texted her mother who called back, demanding to talk to the professor immediately (he, of course, declined). Another mother accompanied her child on a job interview, then wondered why he didn't get the job.

A major employer reported that during a job interview, a potential employee told him that she would have his job within 18 months. It didn't even cross her mind that he had worked 20 years to achieve his goal.

Sound crazy?

Sadly, the stories are all true, says Tim Elmore, founder and president of a non-profit, Growing Leaders, and author of the "Habitudes®" series of books, teacher guides, DVD kits and survey courses. "Gen Y (and iY) kids born between 1984 and 2002 have grown up in an age of instant gratification. iPhones, iPads, instant messaging and immediate access to data is at their fingertips," he says. "Their grades in school are often negotiated by parents rather than earned and they are praised for accomplishing little. They have hundreds of Facebook and Twitter 'friends,' but often few real connections."

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ming01 wrote:

clenz wrote:
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im 24 and just graduated. makes me feel better about getting a job myself going against people similar to this. haha

We are raising a nation full of pussies

grizzaholic wrote:

∞∞∞ wrote:You want to define a whole generation based on a few individuals?

CAA Flagship wrote:

We are raising a nation full of pussies

"Let's wear pink for breast cancer awareness!!!!!!"
Translation: Let's ignore every other illness, including those that are far more life threatening, just so we can wear pink. By the way, wearing pink does nothing to prevent breast cancer. And what does "awareness" do anyway? Remind women to get mamograms? Really? I need to wear pink to remind you? We dedicate a whole month to this?


I demand equality. I am calling for everyone to wear brown for colon cancer awareness. I think January should be the awareness month and the campaign is for people, both male and female, to get colonoscopies. (I choose January to clear out the system of all the crap we ate during the holidays).
Who is with me?

Ivytalk wrote:

CAA Flagship wrote:
"Let's wear pink for breast cancer awareness!!!!!!"
Translation: Let's ignore every other illness, including those that are far more life threatening, just so we can wear pink. By the way, wearing pink does nothing to prevent breast cancer. And what does "awareness" do anyway? Remind women to get mamograms? Really? I need to wear pink to remind you? We dedicate a whole month to this?


I demand equality. I am calling for everyone to wear brown for colon cancer awareness. I think January should be the awareness month and the campaign is for people, both male and female, to get colonoscopies. (I choose January to clear out the system of all the crap we ate during the holidays).
Who is with me?

When are you out of here, officially?

CAA Flagship wrote:

Ivytalk wrote: When are you out of here, officially?

I am sticking around. You have not suffered enough yet.

Ivytalk wrote:

CAA Flagship wrote:
I am sticking around. You have not suffered enough yet.

Yes, I have.

And take Razor with you.

But Trips can stay. We need the diversity!

∞∞∞ wrote:You want to define a whole generation based on a few individuals?

Gen Y gets way too much crap. Pretty much all research shows that when this generation gets its chance at positions of power, they have the combined social mindset, work ethic, and technological prowess to fix a lot of the mess that the previous generations (particularly the boomers) have left or are currently leaving. A lot of people don't understand that Gen Y is hard working, but don't want work to define their lives. That's the key difference between them and previous generations, which some think as laziness just because it's different from their definition of work. People often forget that Gen Y grew up in a time where education and globalism were major parts of society, meaning that not only are they competing against each other, but against peers around the world. This hyper-competitiveness, along with the financial state of the country, has created a generation with a strong work ethic that's simply waiting its turn to prove itself.

This is an era in which America’s institutional life is destroyed and rebuilt in response to a perceived threat to the nation’s survival. This threat can take numerous forms; economic distress caused by defaulting on national debt, hyper inflation, or widespread unemployment, social distress caused by class or race warfare, ecological distress caused by natural or man-made disasters, energy or water shortages, disease epidemics, secessionism and civil revolts, and traditional, nuclear, or cyber warfare are some of the possibilities. The Crisis can be caused by one large threat, or by the many little things that a society failed to deal with during the Unraveling finally coming to a head.

Obviously, societies’ are faced with wars and crises all the time; it is how the society responds to the crisis that determines whether it catalyzes into a Fourth Turning. There are always sparks, but not all sparks turn into fire. A spark ignites a Fourth Turning because in some way, the society is ready for it and wants it, though not consciously; they sense that society feels tired, worn out, and needs to be renewed.

No matter what form the Crisis takes, it galvanizes people into an action-taking consensus; problems that were once kicked down the road during the Unraveling are finally taken by the horns. Civic authority revives, cultural expression redirects towards community purpose, and people begin to locate themselves as members of a larger group. Self-sacrifice, institution building, and consensus replace self-interest, personal development, and contrarianism as values society encourages. Wanting to protect their children from the turmoil surrounding them, parents are overprotective of their children during the Crisis.

CAA Flagship wrote:

We are raising a nation full of pussies

"Let's wear pink for breast cancer awareness!!!!!!"
Translation: Let's ignore every other illness, including those that are far more life threatening, just so we can wear pink. By the way, wearing pink does nothing to prevent breast cancer. And what does "awareness" do anyway? Remind women to get mamograms? Really? I need to wear pink to remind you? We dedicate a whole month to this?


I demand equality. I am calling for everyone to wear brown for colon cancer awareness. I think January should be the awareness month and the campaign is for people, both male and female, to get colonoscopies. (I choose January to clear out the system of all the crap we ate during the holidays).
Who is with me?

mrklean wrote:Brad Pitt said it best in Fight Club. "We are the first generation of men who were raised by Women"
And this is SO true. I know several men who are "Bitch -Made" and I can't stand it. I also blame OPRAH for this shit also. Making men cry and telling them they have a Fem. Side. God made me a Warrior and a leader and I will always be one. This GEN. of men make me fucking sick!!!! Bunch of freaking pussies!!!!

MAN the fuck up or go home to your mamma!!!

CAA Flagship wrote:

We are raising a nation full of pussies

"Let's wear pink for breast cancer awareness!!!!!!"
Translation: Let's ignore every other illness, including those that are far more life threatening, just so we can wear pink. By the way, wearing pink does nothing to prevent breast cancer. And what does "awareness" do anyway? Remind women to get mamograms? Really? I need to wear pink to remind you? We dedicate a whole month to this?


I demand equality. I am calling for everyone to wear brown for colon cancer awareness. I think January should be the awareness month and the campaign is for people, both male and female, to get colonoscopies. (I choose January to clear out the system of all the crap we ate during the holidays).
Who is with me?

dbackjon wrote:

CAA Flagship wrote:
"Let's wear pink for breast cancer awareness!!!!!!"
Translation: Let's ignore every other illness, including those that are far more life threatening, just so we can wear pink. By the way, wearing pink does nothing to prevent breast cancer. And what does "awareness" do anyway? Remind women to get mamograms? Really? I need to wear pink to remind you? We dedicate a whole month to this?


I demand equality. I am calling for everyone to wear brown for colon cancer awareness. I think January should be the awareness month and the campaign is for people, both male and female, to get colonoscopies. (I choose January to clear out the system of all the crap we ate during the holidays).
Who is with me?

And Prostrate exam! And Testicular Cancer Exams! (I will help with those)

CAA Flagship wrote:

Ivytalk wrote:

Yes, I have.

And take Razor with you.

But Trips can stay. We need the diversity!

What? Are you telling me that, for diversity sake, you don't need a native Jersey Shore Italian that is displaced in the CSA, drinks BL, married to a half-Jap, living with full-Jap MIL, and raising his kids to avoid pink? Now THAT is diversity!!!!!!

dbackjon wrote:

CAA Flagship wrote: What? Are you telling me that, for diversity sake, you don't need a native Jersey Shore Italian that is displaced in the CSA, drinks BL, married to a half-Jap, living with full-Jap MIL, and raising his kids to avoid pink? Now THAT is diversity!!!!!!

You left out the part about you wearing leather thongs