Bruce Tulgan

It's Okay to Be the Boss

The Top 14 Myths about Generation Y

There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding Generation Y in the workplace, but the top 14 myths are:

• Myth #1: Gen Yers are disloyal.
  
  
• Myth #2: They won't do the grunt work.
  
  
• Myth #3: They don't know very much and have short attention spans.
  
  
• Myth #4: They want the top job on day one.
  
  
• Myth #5: They need work to be fun.
  
  
• Myth #6: They want to be left alone at work.
  
  
• Myth #7: They want their managers to do their work for them.
  
  
• Myth #8: They don't care about climbing the proverbial career ladder.
  
  
• Myth #9: Money and traditional benefits don't matter to them.
  
  
• Myth #10: Money is the only thing that matters to them.
  
  
• Myth #11: They don't respect their elders.
  
  
• Myth #12: They want to learn only from computers.
  
  
• Myth #13: It's impossible to turn them into long-term employees.
  
  
• Myth #14: They will never make good managers because they are too self-focused.

If you have read chapter one of my brand new book—Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage Generation Y, you know the myths and the realities of these myths.

If you’re interested in reading my book, it’s available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com.

 

In my upcoming Insights, I will give you more details on each of these myths.

 

Created by: Bruce Tulgan, © 2009 RainmakerThinking, Inc. in conjunction with Bruce's free video newsletter that's available at Rainmakerthinking.com.

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