I have blogged before, but it was mostly for close friends at different journaling sites. Yes, I am caught up in the world of twitter, facebook, and almost every website you can think of. It's just a part of the culture of the generation I grew up in. There have been news reports about how companies love the older generations to work for them, but not the younger generations because we are too self-centered. Apparently, since we've all been taught that we are all "Special" and "Can do whatever we set our minds to," that makes us bad people.
Forget that my generation wants to be happy. Sure the young crowd would love to have money to buy the latest gadgets (and for some reason, we always manage to scrape up our last little pennies to get the newest iPhone) or the $200 pair of shoes that were spotted in the mall window, but I believe we would rather have happinest than anything else. It isn't really our fault that we, the under-30 crowd is reliant on the technology that the older generation created. I grew up on a computer. Sure the computer has gotten faster and more reliable, but it's fairly easy for me to pick up on the latest improvements because I grew up with it. Yes, it is true that most members of my generation are lost when an entire power failure shut down a retail store or an office. When the computers goe out, our cell phones get lost, and our Blackberry's are offline, life as we know it is over. We actually have to use our brains for the five minutes or even mere seconds there's a computer glitch (and trust me, I am one of those people. I am not excluding myself by any means). The managers and bosses of these companies do have to realize that our brains may be on a 1/2 second delay, but they still work. They're still functional. We do remember our addresses, our home phone numbers, and yes, we know what to do when we get to work because we do have a routine that we are used to.
We're not going to fall apart. So give my generation a chance. Especially in these hard times. We were always told there was gold at the end of the rainbow, meaning we'd be able to at least finish college and try to land an entry level job. It seems like a lot of employers aren't even considering the younger crowd because "they don't trust us." We're not all going to call in sick. Some older people call in sick just to skip work. We're all people. Whether a person is 18 or 35, there are always some people lazier than others in all age groups. People getting the jobs that are out there should be the best candidates available and not excluded because they are too young and automatically deemed lazy.
By the way, it was your generation that came up with the kids shows that were airing that told us we were special. It was your generation that wanted us to feel more comfortable, better, and happier in life. It was your generation that spoiled us. If people are happier, that's less stress, and that leads to better overall health. Better overall health means less sick days. You get how that cycle works?
