Comments on: Gen Y’s Retention Deficit Syndrome http://www.myglobalcareer.com/2010/01/12/gen-ys-retention-deficit-syndrome/ Advancing your career in the global economy. Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:06:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Alx http://www.myglobalcareer.com/2010/01/12/gen-ys-retention-deficit-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-15721 Alx Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:25:49 +0000 http://www.myglobalcareer.com/archives/2008/06/27/gen-ys-retention-deficit-syndrome/#comment-15721 I have great two pronged solution that will alleviate this problem. 1. MONEY (and lots of it) 2. FLEXIBILITY That's about it. I have worked 10 jobs between the ages of 18-28 and the BEST job I had was working my own side gig. I made more money in two days in the entertainment industry than I made working the whole week. No wonder I left the corporate world and opened my own business. I have great two pronged solution that will alleviate this problem.

1. MONEY (and lots of it)
2. FLEXIBILITY

That’s about it.

I have worked 10 jobs between the ages of 18-28 and the BEST job I had was working my own side gig. I made more money in two days in the entertainment industry than I made working the whole week. No wonder I left the corporate world and opened my own business.

]]> By: Scott Birkhead http://www.myglobalcareer.com/2010/01/12/gen-ys-retention-deficit-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-15644 Scott Birkhead Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:32:41 +0000 http://www.myglobalcareer.com/archives/2008/06/27/gen-ys-retention-deficit-syndrome/#comment-15644 I wonder if it's because as we get older, we just learn that every job has goods and bads...our expectations are lower? On the other hand, Gen Y seems to be much less tolerant of glossy marketing that doesn't pan out, and many hiring systems are just that - glossy marketing paths to jobs where the truth about the work is only available 60-90 days after hire (when the honeymoon is over). I wonder if it’s because as we get older, we just learn that every job has goods and bads…our expectations are lower?

On the other hand, Gen Y seems to be much less tolerant of glossy marketing that doesn’t pan out, and many hiring systems are just that – glossy marketing paths to jobs where the truth about the work is only available 60-90 days after hire (when the honeymoon is over).

]]> By: Brett Hummel http://www.myglobalcareer.com/2010/01/12/gen-ys-retention-deficit-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-15280 Brett Hummel Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:05:23 +0000 http://www.myglobalcareer.com/archives/2008/06/27/gen-ys-retention-deficit-syndrome/#comment-15280 I believe if employers were a bit more flexible with their younger workers with arrival time and incorporating them better into the team that the attitude would change. And in reality, does it really matter if a person comes in at 8:15 instead of 8 sharp?? Gen Yers as a group have been raised much differently than any other generation, and the workplace must adjust to their new priorities and ideas. There is a very interesting book that you may want to check out called: Why Work Sucks, and How to Fix It. It examines a more flexible structure in the workplace, and has been successfully implemented at Best Buy. I believe if employers were a bit more flexible with their younger workers with arrival time and incorporating them better into the team that the attitude would change. And in reality, does it really matter if a person comes in at 8:15 instead of 8 sharp??

Gen Yers as a group have been raised much differently than any other generation, and the workplace must adjust to their new priorities and ideas. There is a very interesting book that you may want to check out called: Why Work Sucks, and How to Fix It. It examines a more flexible structure in the workplace, and has been successfully implemented at Best Buy.

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