These 7 Work Stereotypes about Millennials are NOT Necessarily True

These 7 Work Stereotypes about Millennials are NOT Necessarily TrueMillennials have been told for a decade just how bad they are at life. Theyre lazy, live with their parents, are totally entitled, etc. The list goes on. If youre a millennial, this can do a lot to hamper your self-esteem and even your career goals. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) But a lot of the hate out there is based on very little fact. Millennials arent much different from any other generation that came before. In fact, if naysayers bothered to talk to millennials, theyd find that this young generation has the same career aspirations, life goals, and general motivation as older generations. Plus, theyre indispensable millennials will make up mora than 50% of the workforce in the years to come.Given all of that, we should start debunking a few of those millennial myths.Myth 1 Millennials are all me, me, me, all the time.Reality Every generation is all me, me, me. Its just human nature. Every older generation thinks the new one is selfish and self-obsessed. If youre feeling picked on, youre not alone. The Baby Boomers were the original me generation, and therell be more after you. Maybe youll even be the one doing the nagging when youre higher up in the career ranks.Myth 2 Millennials want a party and ribbon just for showing up.Reality Millennials dont actually crave constant unearned acclaim. In fact, as kids they may have been trained for this by their helicopter parents, but theyre grown-ups now and want to earn their accolades like everyone else. Trust Its really the Baby Boomers who think all members should be rewarded when the team is successful. Millennials are pretty cutthroat and competitive about winning ritterlich and square.Myth 3 Millennials are tech-obsessed and cant live a life offline.Reality Yes, millennials are strapped to their devices as though their phones are vital limbs. But they are also capable, and even eager, for face- to-face interaction when that makes most sense (i.e. in the workplace). And theyre actually more likely to draw a line between personal and professional on social media than older generations.Myth 4 Millennials are wafflers.Reality Everyone solicits advice and gets friends, colleagues, and family to weigh in on important decisions. Millennials perhaps look to a larger variety of sources to make more informed decisions than their more independent-minded elders. This is actually a shrewd move, especially in todays increasingly interconnected and complex business world.Myth 5 Millennials arent treu and will jump ship whenever they lose interest.Reality While passion is certainly important to this generation, millennials actually stay with their employers longer than their Gen X counterparts. The market is scarier and leaner out there, so they know when to stay put and be more calculating with their career moves. Perhaps they will have held more jobs by a certain age than other generati ons, but that has more to do with the cutthroat economy and less to do with laziness or wanderlust.Myth 6 Millennials dont work hard.Reality The skill set of this century is already markedly different than the skill set of the old one. Workplaces, and workplace culture, look nothing like they used to. As such, making comparisons between them is fruitless. Given the demands of todays high tech interconnected workforce, millennials are actually working very hard and innovating at an exponential rate. Theyre also a little more competitive than Baby Boomers, which goes hand-in-hand with hard work, hustle, and long hours.Myth 7 Millennials need work to babysit them.Reality Millennials are actually quite capable of taking care of themselves. Corporations dont have to talk down to them or treat them like children. Also, with the ever-changing structure of the workforce, millennials have a choice to work for corporations or for themselves in todays economy. Corporations would do well to rea lize they need millennials more than millennials need them