Study: Millennials Are Douchebags
November 19, 2008 · Print This Article
Today’s teenagers and young adults believe that they are great people who will do great things as workers, spouses and parents, a report comparing three decades of national surveys suggests.
And these so-called Millennials or Gen Y young people may be heading for a fall when their self-esteem is punctured by reality, says psychologist Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. She examined changes from 1975 to 2006 in yearly surveys, given to thousands of high school seniors by University of Michigan researchers.
Compared with the Baby Boomers who were seniors in 1975, 12th-graders surveyed in 2006 were much more confident they’d be “very good” employees, mates and parents, and they were more self-satisfied overall, say Twenge and co-author W. Keith Campbell of the University of Georgia. Between half and two-thirds of the Gen Y teens gave themselves top ratings, compared with less than half in their parents’ generation. The report is in Psychological Science.
Has the nation raised a generation of douchebags? Quite possibly.
Still, kids and young adults with big egos could create problems for others, says Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University who has studied self-esteem. “Many people who grew up in the ’50s say, ‘Nothing I did was ever good enough for my parents.’ Now we’re seeing the pendulum swing, and you hear from coaches and teachers who have been at it a while that kids have become more fragile. They don’t take criticism well,” he says.
“Thinking you’re God’s gift to the world is nice for you. It’s a little harder for everyone else around you.”
dear douchbagreport.com
In my previous job, I had to recruit EUROPEAN interns instead of Amercian interns. Reason, When it comes to the work force most , not all American young adults around 17-23, just suck BIG DELUSIONAL COCK!
They have an attitude when you supervise them, their feelings are hurt when you give constructive criticism. On the job, they are Instant messaging and posting on their blogs, while they ordered to do work. Millenials come across as sane young adults, but their emotional makeup and work ethic is comparable to a Gen Xer with borderline personality disorder. I would rather hire the Gen Xer with borderline personality disorder, at least they know they have a problem.
My solution for the companies that are fed up with Millenials at entry to junior level, Hire young Gen X’ers that have matured and intelligent but have only a high school GED or High school diploma with no college what so ever! Honestly, it comes down to performance, some one able to take orders, or take responsibility for their actions. That diploma doesn’t mean crap when you have an immature BRAT to deal with, much better to give the money to someone with no higher education but can perform the duties. Nuff said!
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