Comments on: 60 Minutes sells out Millennials http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/ Thoughts About Empowering Students with Technology Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:04:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Martha Garvey http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/comment-page-1/#comment-142134 Martha Garvey Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:24:32 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/#comment-142134 Josef--thanks! I've been really inspired by the hard work and energy of many of my younger colleagues--and my students. I will make *one* blanket statement: Stereotyping is dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Josef–thanks! I’ve been really inspired by the hard work and energy of many of my younger colleagues–and my students. I will make *one* blanket statement: Stereotyping is dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

]]> By: Josef Bischetsrieder http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/comment-page-1/#comment-138566 Josef Bischetsrieder Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:55:49 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/#comment-138566 Martha Garvey says: June 2, 2008 at 11:44 am Martha, I hope you selected the "Notify me of followup comments via e-mail" box and, you have the same email. Regarding your comment...very well put. I'm writing a paper for grad school and I touch upon this topic, though, now you've got me thinking different. I was born in 78' so I don't technically fit the 60 Minutes profile and I was raised very hard working blue collar. However, I have worked with a millenial or two, so I identify with the producers. But your simple paragraph makes it just seem right... Martha Garvey says:
June 2, 2008 at 11:44 am

Martha, I hope you selected the “Notify me of followup comments via e-mail” box and, you have the same email.

Regarding your comment…very well put. I’m writing a paper for grad school and I touch upon this topic, though, now you’ve got me thinking different.

I was born in 78′ so I don’t technically fit the 60 Minutes profile and I was raised very hard working blue collar. However, I have worked with a millenial or two, so I identify with the producers.

But your simple paragraph makes it just seem right…

]]> By: Martha Garvey http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/comment-page-1/#comment-23558 Martha Garvey Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:44:00 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/#comment-23558 I just turned 50, and many, many of my colleagues are in their 20s. I also volunteer teach college-bound seniors via a New York City-based education foundation. Among my own unscientific sample, I do NOT see this alleged blanket entitlement, particularly if the millennial in question is first generation American. I see vibrancy, curiosity, and hope...and that makes me feel good. There are jerks in every generation. And there's a consultant born every minute, and, I guess, a TV program willing to listen to him or her blather. I just turned 50, and many, many of my colleagues are in their 20s. I also volunteer teach college-bound seniors via a New York City-based education foundation. Among my own unscientific sample, I do NOT see this alleged blanket entitlement, particularly if the millennial in question is first generation American. I see vibrancy, curiosity, and hope…and that makes me feel good.

There are jerks in every generation. And there’s a consultant born every minute, and, I guess, a TV program willing to listen to him or her blather.

]]> By: sylvia martinez http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/comment-page-1/#comment-23555 sylvia martinez Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:45:44 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/#comment-23555 Nadine - glad you took a second look! Ken - I think that 60 Minutes got it wrong; this has nothing to do with blogs being useful or accurate. John - I don't think anything has really changed, that's my point. Painting an entire generation as ANYTHING is silly, whether you are pointing fingers at baby boomers or millennials. Scott - I totally missed your post! And thanks for capturing some of the outrageous slander and name-calling that the 60 Minutes piece indulged in. Great minds think alike, as they say ;-) Nadine – glad you took a second look!

Ken – I think that 60 Minutes got it wrong; this has nothing to do with blogs being useful or accurate.

John – I don’t think anything has really changed, that’s my point. Painting an entire generation as ANYTHING is silly, whether you are pointing fingers at baby boomers or millennials.

Scott – I totally missed your post! And thanks for capturing some of the outrageous slander and name-calling that the 60 Minutes piece indulged in. Great minds think alike, as they say ;-)

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/comment-page-1/#comment-23554 Scott McLeod Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:36:48 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/#comment-23554 Sylvia, I linked over to this post from mine: http://snipurl.com/2as3u Nicely done! Sylvia, I linked over to this post from mine:

http://snipurl.com/2as3u

Nicely done!

]]> By: John Kain http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/comment-page-1/#comment-23498 John Kain Sat, 31 May 2008 04:55:38 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/#comment-23498 As a baby boomer, I always thought my paycheck and not getting fired were my rewards for a job well-done. How foolish of me. As a baby boomer, I always thought my paycheck and not getting fired were my rewards for a job well-done. How foolish of me.

]]> By: ken http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/comment-page-1/#comment-23495 ken Sat, 31 May 2008 01:26:01 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/#comment-23495 "Anecdotes were accepted as facts, and there was not one shred of research or evidence presented." This is the reason so few of my co-workers want anything to do with blogs. Do I dare fight them on this? “Anecdotes were accepted as facts, and there was not one shred of research or evidence presented.”

This is the reason so few of my co-workers want anything to do with blogs. Do I dare fight them on this?

]]> By: Nadine N http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/comment-page-1/#comment-23494 Nadine N Sat, 31 May 2008 01:12:48 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/30/60-minutes-sells-out-millennials/#comment-23494 Sylvia, I also watched the segment on the “Millenials". In addition, my husband saw one of these consultants that were featured on the show speak to business owners. When my husband saw the consultant, he came home very excited about what he learned about the impact on business by these young people. We talked a great deal about how we've raised our kids and how we expect them to be typical of this generation. Young people don't have the same perspective as our generation or our parents' generation what it means to have a job and work, that is for sure. We as their parents "indoctrinated" them with views about themselves and the world that made them see things differently. It's not better or worse; it's just different. The feature on 60 minutes didn't bother me when I saw it, because I had already heard all of this from my husband. When I read your post however, I took another look. You are right. Morely Safer really came off as an out-of-touch-old-fogey! Not much focus was made to the fact that these young people are very hard working, self-motivated, particularly collaborative, and very attentive to their families. The have a need to click with their supervisors and work to build trusting relationships with the people in their organizations. Their technical abilities are unsurpassed and are very comfortable with learning new things and applying their knowledge. When I saw this segment, I didn't see it as a smear, but you really opened my eyes. Sylvia,
I also watched the segment on the “Millenials”. In addition, my husband saw one of these consultants that were featured on the show speak to business owners. When my husband saw the consultant, he came home very excited about what he learned about the impact on business by these young people. We talked a great deal about how we’ve raised our kids and how we expect them to be typical of this generation. Young people don’t have the same perspective as our generation or our parents’ generation what it means to have a job and work, that is for sure. We as their parents “indoctrinated” them with views about themselves and the world that made them see things differently. It’s not better or worse; it’s just different. The feature on 60 minutes didn’t bother me when I saw it, because I had already heard all of this from my husband. When I read your post however, I took another look. You are right. Morely Safer really came off as an out-of-touch-old-fogey! Not much focus was made to the fact that these young people are very hard working, self-motivated, particularly collaborative, and very attentive to their families. The have a need to click with their supervisors and work to build trusting relationships with the people in their organizations. Their technical abilities are unsurpassed and are very comfortable with learning new things and applying their knowledge.

When I saw this segment, I didn’t see it as a smear, but you really opened my eyes.

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