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Gen Y Whinge
Posted 18th Oct 2007 by Madeleine Hinchy

                                       
Is it just me, or is anyone else feeling severely over-analysed?

Yes, I was born in the eighties and according to an endless number of reports that makes me a member of generation Y. This means my peers and I allegedly fit into a category of people that tend to be selfish, reckless with money, impatient and generally difficult to manage. 

Occasionally, there will be a report that mentions how passionate and tech-savvy Gen Y are but that's after employers or society are given tips on how to handle us.

Sure there are major differences between how my friends and I live our lives and how our parents did but if I wanted to be processed and put into a pretty package with my ingredients listed on the side I would have come into life as a pack of Cornflakes!

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Mark - 19th Oct 2007, 03:10 PM
Generation Y are going to be the easiest generation to manipulate, from a marketing, political and emotional point of view, and it scares me. I applaud you for not wanting to be categorized into an easy catch phrase, but many embrace their Gen Y descripti
MArk - 19th Oct 2007, 03:10 PM
description. You need to start telling your peers, that the style over substance, headonistic new rave lifestyle they constantly consume is going to end with a massive comedown.

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