tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post5558460439892563812..comments2024-01-17T01:57:39.528+00:00Comments on lacochran's bloggery: "(Turn and face the strain) Ch-ch-changes" * --David Bowielacochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-27176906820707127532009-02-17T12:27:00.000+00:002009-02-17T12:27:00.000+00:00Repliderium.com: Yeah! What you said!Judith Hear...Repliderium.com: Yeah! What you said!<BR/><BR/>Judith HeartSong: Me, too! Maybe it is...lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-78326562248103033872009-02-17T12:00:00.000+00:002009-02-17T12:00:00.000+00:00I thought it was "strange".........:):):):)I thought it was "strange".........<BR/><BR/><BR/>:):):):)Judith HeartSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950132362232278014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-49336822137544537122009-02-16T22:35:00.000+00:002009-02-16T22:35:00.000+00:00I don't think anyone should get immediately respec...I don't think anyone should get immediately respected and promoted- you have to earn it you whiners! If you don't work for it, YOU DON"T DESERVE IT!!repliderium.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451646126768211862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-84529195785332587322009-02-13T18:25:00.000+00:002009-02-13T18:25:00.000+00:00Alex: Usually I like salt but the boulders that h...Alex: Usually I like salt but the boulders that have been flinging my way are big enough to take down an elephant.lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-61594760185867695332009-02-12T22:27:00.000+00:002009-02-12T22:27:00.000+00:00Barbara, if you hired someone in the mid-80s, they...Barbara, if you hired someone in the mid-80s, they were Gen X, not Gen Y, unless you were employing child labor.<BR/><BR/>And Lacochran, remember all the media stereotyping that was done on us Xers back when we were the Next Big Thing. Generational stereotyping needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt -- a boulder of salt, I'd say.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561615147518117185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-63479834320893465422009-02-12T15:18:00.000+00:002009-02-12T15:18:00.000+00:00Barbara: *shakes head*Barbara: *shakes head*lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-74899678069158628362009-02-11T23:01:00.000+00:002009-02-11T23:01:00.000+00:00I can clearly remember the first one of these I in...I can clearly remember the first one of these I interviewed in the mid-80's. She was so clearly into what she could get from the job. I ended up hiring her. She got a helluva lot more than she gave. But the applicants that followed had the same gene. Something had definitely changed in the workforce, and it wasn't me.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-84588015506005918392009-02-11T21:31:00.000+00:002009-02-11T21:31:00.000+00:00LiLu: There has to be a way to make money out of ...LiLu: There has to be a way to make money out of this. Meanwhile, here we are giving our best stuff away...lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-67755675143839375112009-02-11T21:30:00.000+00:002009-02-11T21:30:00.000+00:00Clearly, none of us deserve anything since we spen...Clearly, none of us deserve anything since we spend all day blogging on the innerwebs instead of working.<BR/><BR/>I'll still take a raise, though. I multitask like a mofo.rachaelgkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002691394373545956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-28902512469782012912009-02-11T21:27:00.000+00:002009-02-11T21:27:00.000+00:00AbbotofUnreason: It wasn't, but what the heck, it...AbbotofUnreason: It wasn't, but what the heck, it is now. <BR/><BR/>Liebchen: See? That's one of the things that make you awesome!<BR/><BR/>Kristin: Classic Gen X Work Ethic or Disorder, depending on your perspective. (GXWE or GXWD--'cause you need a snappy acronym) or you can't get treatment.<BR/><BR/>Stealthnerd: Yup.<BR/><BR/>Jamie: "the absence of responsibility for your actions" is indeed THE problem today.<BR/><BR/>f.B: Perhaps with the economic plummet, there'll be some deflation in this arena, too.<BR/><BR/>Kate: Marked. 2/11/09.<BR/><BR/>Rs27: Or at least a tissue.<BR/><BR/>Mike: I look forward to not caring with as much passion as you do.<BR/><BR/>LBluca77: All the kewlest people are.<BR/><BR/>Matt: Practice saying "Would you like fries with that?"<BR/><BR/>Katherine: And so it is written. Thanks for the word. (Wait, that's bird.)<BR/><BR/>Kate: Maybe. They certainly don't have an exclusive lock on entitlement mentality.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous: So it's attributable to youthful innocence or it's applicable across all generations?<BR/><BR/>Herb of DC: Legacy is important.<BR/><BR/>Malnurtured Snay: Didn't actually say that. You inferred. And when you infer, you make an inf out of er and re.<BR/><BR/>Reya Mellicker: "We also sang, over and over, "I wanna die before I get old"... We're lucky all our wishes don't come true.lacochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122022168616822147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-68429678714881008142009-02-11T19:56:00.000+00:002009-02-11T19:56:00.000+00:00Weird to think of Gen X as "crotchety" or old, for...Weird to think of Gen X as "crotchety" or old, for that matter.<BR/><BR/>It's the same old judgment of younger people by older people. We baby boomers called it "generation gap."<BR/><BR/>We also sang, over and over, "I wanna die before I get old," and said, "Never trust anyone over 30."<BR/><BR/>Same as it ever was!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-79925059443577491412009-02-11T16:04:00.000+00:002009-02-11T16:04:00.000+00:00You're hiring? Where can I send my resume?You're hiring? Where can I send my resume?Malnurtured Snayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506933474730575045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-13805230792201158432009-02-11T12:41:00.000+00:002009-02-11T12:41:00.000+00:00Regardless of what the Gen Y'ers may want to do, t...Regardless of what the Gen Y'ers may want to do, they will be workng forever to payoff all the deficits we baby boomers will leave behind.<BR/><BR/>Whoops! Sorry about that!Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-88543988501468705112009-02-11T05:09:00.000+00:002009-02-11T05:09:00.000+00:00I'm a Gen Xer and nowhere near the tail end of my ...I'm a Gen Xer and nowhere near the tail end of my career. Pretty sure I'll be working forever. I'm not happy, jump around and applaud about that, but I don't expect much more and am pretty happy with my life. I work for what I get and I do fairly well. I haven't noticed the next generation (Y) as having extensive entitlement issues that my generation did not possess. I really think it is passed on.... and has existed forever....Truthfully, I've seen the "entitlement" phenomenon across the spectrum of generations and in all cases, it's kinda pathetic. I'm Gen X and I DO work with the crotchety old gen "before my times". They really feel entitled now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-89574225573275180582009-02-10T22:00:00.000+00:002009-02-10T22:00:00.000+00:00Sometimes I think the Gen Y thing is blown out of ...Sometimes I think the Gen Y thing is blown out of proportion. I don't know any more Gen Y people than Gen X people who expect something for nothing. Unfortunately, I think there are lots of people out there of all ages who want to do as little as possible and pick up a paycheck. Maybe the Gen Y peeps are just a little more vocal about it? And more willing to jump ship for another company if they aren't getting what they think they should?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-21118727560925975472009-02-10T19:30:00.000+00:002009-02-10T19:30:00.000+00:00After some informal workplace polling, my Lawyerly...After some informal workplace polling, my Lawyerly Place Colleagues all sing "strange" but believe the proper lyric is "strain." How's that for Lawyerly clarification?Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636152435125336469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-18990484935374268362009-02-10T19:22:00.000+00:002009-02-10T19:22:00.000+00:00I think I deserve all those things because Im awes...I think I deserve all those things because Im awesome.<BR/><BR/>Period.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976360898085871173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-37070274244573540412009-02-10T18:17:00.000+00:002009-02-10T18:17:00.000+00:00So am I a crotchety old Gen-X since I was born bef...So am I a crotchety old Gen-X since I was born before 1980? <BR/><BR/>I'm cool with that.LBluca77https://www.blogger.com/profile/10940525266896582723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-89314664277973446162009-02-10T18:13:00.000+00:002009-02-10T18:13:00.000+00:00"I'm all for a meritocracy."Me too. Well maybe. It..."I'm all for a meritocracy."<BR/><BR/>Me too. Well maybe. It really doesn't matter that much.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-65078261633721895192009-02-10T16:21:00.000+00:002009-02-10T16:21:00.000+00:00Listen its not easy to chew gum and pick your nose...Listen its not easy to chew gum and pick your nose at the same time.<BR/><BR/>I deserve a raise!Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10921631514980980229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-91841301140186563622009-02-10T16:12:00.000+00:002009-02-10T16:12:00.000+00:00Entitlement will kill the United States of America...Entitlement will kill the United States of America. Mark my words.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542230897888388433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-4420803895060233702009-02-10T15:32:00.000+00:002009-02-10T15:32:00.000+00:00Just because things can happen faster, doesn't mea...Just because things <I>can</I> happen faster, doesn't mean they should. And kids definitely don't seem to be raised with much humility "these days."<BR/><BR/>Though, to be honest, I think a lot of expectation comes from investment. Education at a non-Ivy League school can cost each student 200k over four years. And I think that often can feel disproportionate compared to what happens when you leave school. It's probably wrong to associate price tags with expectations, but it's not surprising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-67377589210886793422009-02-10T15:11:00.000+00:002009-02-10T15:11:00.000+00:00I'm so with you. While I have no problem with want...I'm so with you. While I have no problem with wanting a great job (e.g. your first point), you have to WORK for that. <BR/><BR/>I think society went to hell once it became socially unacceptable to punish your kids when they were bad. Positive reinforcement is great, but the absence of responsibility for your actions does not prepare you for the real world.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089108417465569092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-86723700427927877812009-02-10T14:53:00.000+00:002009-02-10T14:53:00.000+00:00As a Gen-Yer I'm still annoyed by the sense of ent...As a Gen-Yer I'm still annoyed by the sense of entitlement I see all around me. It's obnoxious. Mainly b/c the people who act as though they are the absolute MOST deserving because of their absolute AWESOMENESS are, well, the least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952376.post-15269008269218455372009-02-10T14:48:00.000+00:002009-02-10T14:48:00.000+00:00I don't get it. I totally work my heart out, putti...I don't get it. I totally work my heart out, putting in extra hours, going the extra mile, to the point that they're something other than "extra" in the minds of my clients. Nevertheless, I'm scared every time my boss calls me into her office and at every review. I'm sure there's something I'm not doing right, that I'm going to get in trouble.<BR/><BR/>I never do.<BR/><BR/>Could be the Gen X in me or the fear of God, as instilled by my mother.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105680755485062414noreply@blogger.com