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ginny23 July 26, 2020

Thanks for writing this Holly. As a younger gen Y, it’s nice to know that not everyone jumps on board the Gen Y bashing. (Also, side note when did we start referring to Gen Y as millennials?)

Also thanks to Jessie too who explains really well why people in the current environment may want reassurance and why they may have some level of expectation (which somehow became entitled) once they’ve been at uni f or 3-5 years and usually done an internship or two. Even after you do that, trying to find a job can be very difficult as it’s simply not as easy to find work as it was (broadly speaking) in Ita’s youth.

I don’t understand the participation trophy argument because I never had the expectation or experience in life. (Is this more for gen z?)

In saying that, wanting to be recognised for your hard work isn’t a bad thing. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to want to feel like you are more than just a cog in the system. I’ve worked for two employers who I worked really hard for but I was never recognised for it nor was my pay compensating for my work.

Lastly, as holly writes what gen y may want from their employer and careers isn’t necessarily terrible. Sorry this was so long! (As you can tell, I have a lot of feelings about this topic).

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