06-12-2008, 11:27 PM
Took this from another LEO Post next door. About sums up our new officers !
In comes Generation Y (1978-1994). These are our junior constables or new recruits. They have a casual attitude towards superiors and are opinionated and challenge the rules. Their parents were older when they had them and were more babied by their parents. They lived at home late in life - and may still live at home while working for you. They belonged to schools where you were never failed, there was no winner or loser and everyone got a "participant ribbon" just for showing up. They are three times the size of Generation X and one in four were brought up by a single parent and three in four were latch-key kids. They were brought up with the influence of TV, internet, cell phones and video games and learned to have instant satisfaction for any and all outputs through these instruments. They have the inability to concentrate for a long time at one task and are constantly doing many things at one time; talking on cell phone while on the internet and listening to their iPOD. At work they want to work alongside of friends not co-workers and they want to have fun. They do not want a rigid schedule but want a positive fun environment in which to work.
The New Millenials - crosses over the Generation Y's with years 1980-2000. There are 80 million of them. They too were born of doting parents who coddled them; in fact us Generation X'ers are producing these kids as we speak! We have taken away their ability to fall on their face and learn from their mistakes. You may even find the parent of a millennial phoning in and asking why his/her son or daughter did not make it onto the police force or the application fees written on mommy or daddy's bank account. Millenials come first and live and breathe themselves and nothing else, especially the organization. They have climbed Mount Everest, been to Fiji and ate sushi in Japan but have never punched a time clock and said "Would you like fries with that?" Work evenings and weekends? I don't think so. They will sell themselves to the highest bidder, just like Ebay. Adulthood for this generation starts at about 26 years of age. What's important to a millennial? Themselves, friends and then family. It's like managing a teenage babysitting pool.
I think this says it all.
In comes Generation Y (1978-1994). These are our junior constables or new recruits. They have a casual attitude towards superiors and are opinionated and challenge the rules. Their parents were older when they had them and were more babied by their parents. They lived at home late in life - and may still live at home while working for you. They belonged to schools where you were never failed, there was no winner or loser and everyone got a "participant ribbon" just for showing up. They are three times the size of Generation X and one in four were brought up by a single parent and three in four were latch-key kids. They were brought up with the influence of TV, internet, cell phones and video games and learned to have instant satisfaction for any and all outputs through these instruments. They have the inability to concentrate for a long time at one task and are constantly doing many things at one time; talking on cell phone while on the internet and listening to their iPOD. At work they want to work alongside of friends not co-workers and they want to have fun. They do not want a rigid schedule but want a positive fun environment in which to work.
The New Millenials - crosses over the Generation Y's with years 1980-2000. There are 80 million of them. They too were born of doting parents who coddled them; in fact us Generation X'ers are producing these kids as we speak! We have taken away their ability to fall on their face and learn from their mistakes. You may even find the parent of a millennial phoning in and asking why his/her son or daughter did not make it onto the police force or the application fees written on mommy or daddy's bank account. Millenials come first and live and breathe themselves and nothing else, especially the organization. They have climbed Mount Everest, been to Fiji and ate sushi in Japan but have never punched a time clock and said "Would you like fries with that?" Work evenings and weekends? I don't think so. They will sell themselves to the highest bidder, just like Ebay. Adulthood for this generation starts at about 26 years of age. What's important to a millennial? Themselves, friends and then family. It's like managing a teenage babysitting pool.
I think this says it all.