Here are two reports that say that Generation Y ("Twenty-somethings") is having issues in the workforce. First, Education Week reports that Generation Y teachers want to innovate but feel held back by "the system". A second report out of CareerBuilder.com says that Generation Y employees are unhappy in the workplace and basically want a lot more than they are getting.
Why is this? Generation Y grew up in an era of prosperity. Most were in high school during the "dot com" boom and were led into thinking each of them would grow up to be millionaires. Now this generation has become the Facebook generation and they are a driving force in social networks.
But they are not alone, nearly every generation wanted more than they could possible expect. Possible exceptions are those who became adults during a recession - like Generation X'ers like me. I remember there being few jobs and buying a car at a 12% interest rate. Yikes!
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