Generation Y - Echo Boomers

Dear Rural Mom,

In your post below you posed me the following thought provoking question:

"do you think the young men and women of your generation would still be willing to go anywhere, do anything, just to find work? I know you well enough to know that you would work ten minimum-wage jobs before you'd go to the welfare office. But what do you think of the work ethic and the tenacity of other people your age?"

Now . . . . .before I answer you know I despise blanket statements. I understand there are exceptions to the rule. BUT (you knew this was coming right?!) I have to be painfully honest.

I love my generation. Truly I do. But we are the biggest group of people I know who look at life from an "instant gratification - let's ride the elevator to the top instead of climbing the ladder - and do [insert whatever] as fast n' easy as possible with little physical or mental effort" perspective.

So do I think the majority of my generation would work ten jobs before applying for welfare? No, I don't.

I think my generation feels entitled to having "their dream job" and "living life to the fullest" . . RIGHT NOW.

People of my generation would more than likely sit in their apartment living off of welfare or whatever other aide they qualify for while they wait for their "dream job" to come along from the thousands of resumes they sent out to career builder and monster.com.

I mean . . after all . . we didn't go to college and take out thousands of dollars in loans for our "degree" to work at Starbucks right? Oh no sister . . we deserve the best and we will not settle for or work for less.

Oh and while we're sitting in that apartment just waiting? . . we are also still living as if we make $40,000+ a year . . pedicures, happy hour, and shoes galore . . to which I give a big fat sarcastic thanks to the credit card companies.

But you know what? With the economy the way it is right now? I have faith it will push us onto our bottoms and then force us to stand up. And when we do stand up . .we may be knee deep in debt but we'll have learned from our mistakes. We will be armed with knowledge acquired by experience, which will help us make right what we did wrong.

Right now we are seekers of instant gratification . . . but due to the current recession and the new "green movement" . . I truly do see a change taking place.

There is hope for us yet.

So ok Rural Mom . . I want to know what YOU think about my generation. Do you think the current recession can change us?

xoxo,
Yuppie Girl