Generation Y is united not only because of its members’ age but also because of their experience of a severe financial crisis and the beginning of the technological advance. They are more familiar with the technology than their predecessors and feel somewhat comfortable in the modern world. However, as it usually happens, a younger generation tends to assume usually untrue things about their parents or relatives.
To begin with, the stereotype of millennials working to live rather than living to work is shared among generation Z. However, having experienced it firsthand, I am sure that mostly this stereotypical value of millennials is indeed wrong. For instance, my parents and relatives find comfort in their job duties and feel responsible for them. In addition, this statement can be similarly assumed of generation Z, as the youth now feels the need to be extremely rich to live a happy life. The millennials are also believed to be quite picky when it comes to choosing work and do not usually settle for boring and low-paid jobs (Gani, 2017). Once again, this seems pretty biased as the whole generation cannot be judged in this way and the job choice directly depends on an individual’s personality and preferences.
To sum up, I feel that the knowledge of the stereotypes related to millennials can be helpful in forming good relationships with the members of generation Y. Besides, it reduces the so-called generation gap and brings me closer with the people, no matter what their age is. My generational personality has also been enhanced since I always try to find what we have in common with the millennials rather than our differences that can easily be a reason for the arguments or quarrels.
Reference
Gani, A. (2017). Millennials at work: Five stereotypes – and why they are (mostly) wrong. The Guardian. Web.