Millennials in the Workforce, A Generation of Weakness - Simon Sinek 

I'm almost 50 and guess what, I got a participation trophy for playing T-ball when I was five. Participation trophies are not unique to millenials, some people like the guy in this video push this idea because it fits their narrative that millenials are entitled and don't want to work for anything. Millenials are being thrown into a world with fewer opportunities and vastly more student loan debt. They frequently end up in unpaid internships that go nowhere or being underemployed. They have to compete for jobs with people all over the world now, not just in their town. They're seeing automation and globalization shrink their prospects. And people wonder why they're depressed. Yeah, must be the cell phones.

I feel like when people talk about millennials, they just mean young people and don’t realize how old millennials are.

They don’t understand or accept the idiosyncrasies that we have put up with for so long. I work in construction and it’s refreshing to see youngsters not willing to put up with all the bullying and nonsense we had to put up with when we were younger

Im 38. First year of the millenial generation. I'm a highly skilled tradesman welder and shipwright. I don't want free food. I don't want bean bags. I burn steel all day in the rain snow and heat. I work 14 days on 7 off 10 hour days. I want to buy a fucking home and not be in debt till I'm 80. I want to be able to afford that and not work myself to death.

I'm one of the oldest Millennials. I was born in 83. Sometimes I get lumped in with the last of the Gen Xers; other times, I get lumped in with the Millennials. What all of these 'explanations' of our cohort always fail to mention when they're complaining about our participation trophies is that... while the baby boomers were playing with their friends in the sand lot, we were doing something structured in order to get that phony trophy. We were working. We were padding our resumes and competing with our peers instead of forming those meaningful relationships. We are the most highly educated generation by far. The adults set goals and we ran out to meet them. I started working, under the table and illegally, when I was 13. By the time I was 17, I was in a supervisory position and I had funded a trip to Europe. We -had- motivation. We -had- pride in accomplishment. We -had- a solid work ethic. So what happened? The schools bilked us for every dollar we'll ever earn and the concept of a living wage flew out the window. The economy utterly collapsed. The jobs never came back. Part-time, unskilled labor became the only labor available to those without 'connections'. "Work harder," we're told. "Work harder, but don't expect... a roof over your head. Or food in your belly. Or time off when you're sick. Or... any quality of life at all. Ever. For the next fifty or sixty years. Are you some sort of ingrate? What an outrage! Why should we, the glorious overlord bosses, who worked for everything, have to pay you a decent, honest wage in exchange for your labor? Why can't you be available every weekend and holiday and evening and minute of every day? What, you want to have a family? Entitlement! How dare you?" So, yeah. We're depressed. And we're stagnating. And we're starting to check out. We don't want bean bag chairs and 'purpose.' What we want is for someone to put the lower rungs back onto the damned ladder so that we can finally climb back on. What we want is for the older generation to stop demanding that we work harder while simultaneously mocking us as 'entitled' for expecting commensurate remuneration. What we want are some middle class jobs that actually make use of the expensive educations that made us all serfs.

“Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” George Orwell

"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers." Plato, about 2000 years ago.

I am a Boomer, and I really don't see the difference between Millennials workers and Boomers. It mostly depends on the worker no matter what age. Some work hard, some don't want to work that hard. I really get tired of the generational stereotypes.

I am not a Millennial. But here are the small difference what I faced and what Millennials faced. For me and for them. State colleges where: $3000 a year- now it's $6000 Private school: $100,000- now $300,000. Student loan: 6 months grace period after graduation before interest begins Now: interest starts the day you borrow money. Rent in Manhattan: $1400 for a studio Now: LOL good luck. Every generation say shit about the ones after them. Nobody wins.

"The new generation sucks!" ~ Every previous generation ever

As a millenial, when I talk to my peers about said "impact", it often boils down to being able to see the distance you went. When you work as a cashier, you see how much money comes in, but (1) the line of people never decreases, (2) the types of products never change, and worst of all, (3) despite seeing how much money comes in, that money never comes back to solve issues at your workplace. It seems like a chronic illness of the service industry that they are understaffed, with abyssmal pay, low if any inflation adjustments, constant lack of utilities, etc, etc - as such, there is a high turn-over of staff. I quit my job of several years, because despite being aware of how much comes in every day (and getting company mails like "We made even more money than the past years - all thanks to you!"), nothing ever is used to improve a bad work environment. We don't do anything to improve anything, accept for the numbers in some asshole's bank account. We work, but we barely get what we're due. We don't just want our lives to be better, but that of those around us as well, and want our work contribute towards that. I don't mind doing menial labor - but what I do mind, is if it isn't helpful in regards to the human condition, even though it easily could be. It's not so much about the lack of instant gratification for me and my peers in my personal environment, it's more about not wanting to work for greedy people. They rely on us for their wealth, but they don't want to hear our complaints. I fully understand what people say when they mean "I am not special", but I am an individual, a person, a fellow human being. What is a king without his people - and what is an employer without his employees? Authority does not have to be exploitative, and I would be glad to work for companies that aren't taking part in it.

I’m a millennial, my parents gave me a life they could’ve only dreamed of, but they taught me the importance of value and more importantly, they taught me that if you want something in life, you have to fight for it… yes, I do know some lazy, entitled types that you speak of but they don’t occupy one particular generation…. So perhaps, our individual development starts with how we were raised by our previous generation?

I think it’s safe to say that a lot of these negatives are not strictly associated with millennials. I am 57 years old. I’ve seen plenty of these types of attitudes in my generation and even the generation before mine.

Society is collapsing, and people are starting to recognise that the reason they feel like they're mentally ill is that they're living in a system that's not designed to suit the human spirit. Russell Brand

College must have a role to play here, it's the last institution that they pass through before work & I don't think I'm alone in suspecting it's letting these kids down.

My mother sheltered me, stopped me from experiencing a lot, didn’t live in the best neighborhood so I was kept in the house, if I asked to help around the house I was told no. If I signed up for an activity like sports, etc. I was allowed to quit the second I did not like it, I was never encouraged to keep trying. I went to schools that gave participation medals so I stopped participating in things because I felt there was no point. When I was old enough to work my mom refused to let me work, told me to focus on school so I could be a college graduate. My mom tried to sign me to up for college and I just felt like I was “along for the ride”. She realized she couldn’t afford……I sat at home on my ass for the first 3 years of my adult life because I was essentially taught “sit and wait for it to happen”. I’m 32 now much more motivated, but I have been to therapy multiple times to help with my lack of drive. Why millennials gotta suck.

So which generation created the unpaid internship?

One word to described my generation is 'Disillusioned'. When you realize your whole life has been a lie, you shutoff, you shun all that represents those who lied to you and mislead you. Which would be most of society.

3 mins into this and I’m at the end of the millennial generation and this sounds nothing like me. I would actually say this is more accurate for the generation after millennials.

I'm a millennial. I don't like social media. I don't care how the outside people see me. What matters for me is my family, my goals, my personal growth. I change jobs easily, searching for professional growth. I don't believe in a retirement from the same company doing repetitive tasks. I believe in movement, dynamics, personal growth etc. I'm very confident of who I am and what serves me and what don't anymore. I think this generation have as the others, goods and wrongs, but surely the family environment is crucial.

A simpsons quote always springs to mind at times like this: "and that's how we, the greatest generation, raised you, the worst generation" -Abe Simpson

it is not the workplaces responsibility to teach you how to have a relationship, put your phone down or build your self confidence

I agree with your video. I am a 67 year old teacher. I have seen the change over the years. The biggest problem is that the school boards are afraid of the parents. So teachers are not allowed to teach students self discipline. It is hard to succeed in life without self discipline. I feel sorry for today's students and their teachers. Everyday it is a fight to get students to put away their cell phones so you can teach a lesson. As young as 6th grade, their cell phone is the most important thing in their life.

As a so called millennial, I just don't want people eg governments telling me how I can live or should live my life.. My time is valuable to me and my children. Suppressing the way we live is a form of control.. People are scared of what newer generations are capable of learning and taking control of theirs life's, hence labelling lazy, hard to teach, hard to control.. Peace, Love & Hope to all you beautiful people..

“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.” Socratese, 469-399 BC. Same crap different century.

Let’s all revisit this conversation in ten years.

I am 54. We have no idea what their lives are like. We are trying to judge then through our eyes, our experiences, our lessons learned. My generation and the baby boomers grew up with blinders on. Without access to the internet we had to rely on those in power to feed us information about the world around us. We couldnt question everything because we lacked access to alternative view points. When we grew up there was no feeling of impending doom. But look what we have left them. Wages have not kept pace with the costs of living. Private school me1800 my daughter 17000 per year. College me 13000 my daughter (same institution) 54000 per year. I was born and raised in Hawaii my first house in my late 20s 277000. Today the median price of a single family home in Hawaii is almost 1000000. On top of that we are living longer and family wealth is not being inherited by successive generations, but instead paying for care homes and long term health insurance. My grandmother fell and had to go to a care home, it was 12000 a month. And it was just mediocre, she didn't even have a private room. On top of that we have increasing levels of plastics in our waters, racism seems to be on the rise again, mass shootings have become routine occurrences, and in the last spending bill we are spending more than half of all monies on defense budget vs non defense items (which includes clean up costs of natural disasters), add to that the possibility that by next year the Colorado River could drop so low that water won't be able to turn the turbines generating electricity to millions of people. But we want them to work hard, when they are faced with huge student loans, little chance of saving for a home (especially if they start a family early -tuition), to live in an uncertain future. A future they have continually asked us to help save and better (the environment), but even this last spending bill shows that we would rather make weapons to kill strangers than to help protect our children. I personally think we could/should open our eyes and realize are failing our children.

You missed an important aspect: economic crisis. It is not just a matter of individual attitude, but of cycles of economic growth and optimism (when those kids were young) and economic crisis (when they became adults).

I'm 76. . . a Baby Boomer. Our generation was called "spoiled" also. Some said we had an over active sense of entitlement. And now, as so-called older and wiser people, many of us are hyper critical of the youngest generations who are labeled that way too. I have been guilty of being negative about those coming up. I laugh at the jokes about young people. But no more. After listening and LEARNING from this vid, I will be more understanding and patient. Thank you so much for helping me adjust my attitude. ✌

I was born in 83 and this world is still pretty shit. My dad was born in the 60's and he still lost his job as a computer programmer. Fuck the workplace. Get your paycheque and go home. Do the things you find joy in no matter the cost. CEO's can afford the hit in their pocket, I can't afford the hit to my time. Life is short, I'm not looking to spend it making money for someone else. These people will try to pay you minimum wage and expect maximum effort, then they tell you that you are lazy or ungrateful for the "opportunity". Fuck that. Work just hard enough to keep getting paid until you can figure out a way to get paid more without wasting your goddamn life away everyday. That's exactly what your "boss" is doing.

I’d love to know where homie got his research. Because I never got “free food and bean bags” This just screams “get off my lawn” kind of attitude. Show the numbers supporting we’re lazy and entitled. We work more hours on average than any boomer ever has.

Literally all this shit didn't even start coming out until many of us were going into college 🤣

As a millennial, I have zero interest in “making an impact” when it comes to my job. I’m better off coming in, doing what’s asked of me the best I can, and going home. Chances are, no matter how hard you work, your impact isn’t going to mean much after they put you in the ground. My mental health and caring for the people closest to me is what matters. I want a work/life balance where I’m not coming home everyday, stressed about what happened that day, and mentally dead to the people around me. I’d rather live modestly than working my ass off to make a ton of money that I’m too stressed out to spend when I actually have time to “enjoy” it.

We're a nation divided by everything, including age. Sad.

patience. I can feel when people are impatient with me or even when I'm impatient with myself. not being patient leads to compulsive actions and terrible decisions. be patient with yourself and others.

After Skool I have to say I really appreciate all the stories you guys animate and narrate. Keep it up!

That is a big whiteboard

Job: This is an entry level position. Requires 5+ years experience. Me (and everyone else): HTF do I get that if I can't get an entry level position???

I'm a boomer, and I laugh because I remember the age group I grew up with being told we would never amount to anything. I have been managing an interstate company for the last 20 years. Most of the people I have hired have been 30's and younger. All I can say is 90% of them have worked GREAT!! Yes, I make jokes of millennials and they make jokes of boomers....we laugh....we share stories of our lives.....We work together.....and we have broken bread together. I feel they will do just fine.

Man, that was fantastic! This is an incredible channel. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to education.

"Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs." Dr. Theodore John Kaczynski

i remember every kid at my school that got "participation trophies" threw them away, none of us wanted them none of us cared, it was the parents and teachers that made a fuss about it.

I was never told as a millennial child I could do anything I wanted I was told to have realistic expectations not sure what the better really

I can kind of agree with what kids are told and how they become disappointed because it's unrealistic. Though for me, it definitely came more from school. My mom was able to provide me with way more realistic information and encouragement while being understanding/supportive when I struggled. School would constantly regurgitate BS like "You can do anything if you just put your mind to it!" but then make you fearful of failing in life for doing badly in school. (I did well and have a high school diploma but never needed it for anything ever) I knew that most of it was BS, but hearing it again and again and again for the first 2 decades of your life has a psychological impact even if you don't believe the words. I couldn't help but be kind of angry about how I was legally forced to go to school so I could be lied to and emotionally manipulated like that and how the kids today experience the same thing.

Message to millennials: "You are broken. It's not your fault. Corporations have to help. They probably won't." Well that's depr- "You also have high rates of depression."

Millennials are the poorest paid generation since the great depression. That's the source of everything. Screw your beanbag chairs and free food... I came out of college in 2008... Yep lots of jobs then right?.. nope! so people in my age and social class ended up moving back in with our parents, to the joy of us and of course our already burdened parents.... and we were called lazy because of it. We didn't have a choice in the matter. I have a B.S. in Evolutionary Biology and you know what I was able to do with that fresh out of college?... Working at a Sunoco station for $9 an hour. Yep this is why me and my peers went into student loan debt right? So we could make a better lives for ourselves. Not to mention that tuition is way out of control to the point we're enslaved when we leave college because of the massive and crippling debt. Once my boss kinda mocked me for not being able to pay for something, saying that when he was my age he was making $5 an hour and he was happy. So I used a converted to calculate how much buying worth that would equate to in 2017. As it turned out it was close to $19 an hour, so I asked to have a raise up to $19. He did give me a bump up for humbling him, not up to 19 though. I'm reminded more of the dog electric current exercise. A dog was jolted with electricity with no way to stop it, eventually the dog would lay down and stop trying to find an escape and accepted it's painful fate. I was born in 85 and only now in my life am I able to get any kind of traction, but it was only because of my experience in medicine that I newly acquired that allowed me to have this. My degree has done NOTHING to further my life. The bulk of us are just done. The buying power of most millenials wages is basically peanuts to what is actually needed in life.

The best video on this channel and also the best one about my generation. I keep rewatching it every year. The perfect balance of facts, analysis and humour...

I used to be told I was special but that was a sweet way to tell me I was to be given specially hard jobs nobody else could put up with.

And they can start by actually replying to people when they put in job applications even if you're rejecting them, I hate applying for 30 jobs at a time and having literally no one respond, how many times do i have to repeat this process before the crushing silence makes me give up?

Well, I'm Generation X (Born in 73) and I have to chime in here and defend Millennials. Let me just begin with an apology. MY generation was the first to normalize working for a discount. This is a trend I saw begin at the end of the 80's. When most actual "Millennials", as many choose to disparagingly call them, were about four years old, I began my first employment and watched as full time jobs began evaporating and replaced with the phenomena known as part time, seasonal. This took off like a rocket as rich "Boomers" who owned companies tried this experiment to maximize their profits by exploiting their labor force. It was MY generation who bought the B.S. that jobs were gotten by way of merit through hard work. This is a myth. Want to know the truth about Millennials? They are the first generation since "Boomers" to value their own labor and won't buy into the crap that their labor is expendable. Personally, I applaud them for the mantra of 'Minimum wage = minimum effort'.

Once you enter the work force, there's one thing you'll have to come to terms with. You only have a job because they haven't figured out how to automate or outsource what you do yet. That's going to be difficult for anybody, Millennial or otherwise to deal with.

The last point is very true. I dont even care about learning new skills or doing other things at work. When you see that everything is designed for the company to make more money but not you, then you stop trying to impress them.

I fear getting a job because my parents hate theirs so much. I see their frustration and hatred toward there jobs and I don't want my expirience to be the same.

I live in Australia and can not believe how high house prices are! They have gone up and up so kids in school might never have the chance to own one.

Fellow alcoholic here, wow what a powerful message. I'm glad I stopped those thought patterns of feeling lost and unhappy. Accountability and honesty is something that is very important in life to have. I'm a 93 kid so I can definitely relate to this video.

As usual. Very informative, very interesting to watch. Great job!

I was just fired from a job last week where I was working 60 hours a week trying to merely keep up with an entirely unreasonable workload; skipping lunch every day and showing up early/staying late every single day. If only I wasn't so darn lazy!

Pretty sure hubby and I are depressed because we no matter how much overtime we work, no matter the college and extra stuff for my portfolio, we can't get a job that allows us to put away money. We have no cable, no extras, don't go out to movies, don't go out to dinner or fast food, he gets home at 6-6:30 and we make our own dinner, sit down with our daughter and eat, prep everything for the next day, look for better jobs and send out applications, clean, and go to bed. If the car breaks down or one of us ends up in the hospital (last year he broke his toe and was out of work for a few days before going back to work on it) we lose all the savings we've scraped together. We're on the high end of being millenials, yes, but it's not because we spend time on social media, it's because no matter how hard we try to save money, get jobs with better pay, and not stay in a position of perpetual struggle, we can't. I don't give a shit about "making a difference" I just want to pay off school and medical debt and not fear an unforseen period of unpaid leave.

Great video! At first the title put me on the defensive but after listening to the whole thing I actually agree 100%

I do gotta be real As a 33yo "millennial" A lot of us didn't get raised, we were lucky to survive our parents and upbringing. Personally I'm ok with just a job that pays alright and respects breaks 🤷

I was born in 1967 and similar things were said about my generation. :)

"Millenial" is out of date now. The next generation has already entered the workforce.

I am not a millennial, I am a Son of a Baby Boomer, born in the sixties, and I must confess that I am one of those that will wait until the season ends so that I can binge watch the entire season.

I have seen the office workplace profoundly change in my lifetime. The perks that people enjoyed while working for a living have largely disappeared. People used to take breaks and hang out at the water cooler to talk. They used to look forward to the coffee cart 10:00 break. They used to look forward to going to lunch with their coworkers, to company picnics, to tickets for shows or games, to free lunch in the cafeteria, to 20% raises, to gifts for service, department achievement awards, birthday, baby, retirement parties with free food and cake, department restaurant luncheons, and fabulous Holiday parties. You would be hard pressed to find a small business or large corporation that offers any of these things today. Office work wasn't the overbearing grind it is today where you are a replacable number, and not a valuable person in your own right. Now you're lucky if you even have an assigned desk.

I’m a Millennial. I work a full time job and a part time job, while going to school full for my Masters Degree. I am paying out of pocket for my school tuition, and have a loan that will be over $26,000 by the time I graduate. I work through feelings of constant stress and an overwhelming load on my shoulders. Stop with the “Millennials don’t give a shit” rhetoric. We saw the crash in 2008, and how people’s Lives completely collapsed through no fault of their own. We want something better . We want a better and more peaceful world of acceptance, and tolerance, and everyone having what they need to live a happy safe life.

Any other millennial out there who is tired of being referred to as a kid when here you are in your mid 30's?

Very well done. Thank you.

We acted like the children were fragile little eggs so we packed them in cushioned containers and told them how important and special they were. Then we told them to go get jobs. They fell out of the crate and made nothing but mess.

I am a Gen X In my early 40s and I remember they used to say all the same stuff about us as we grew up we were on a decline then economically thanks to Reaganomics but as a society we learn nothing and put that shit on steroids. The only difference between my generation and current generation we did not have access to all the technology we have today and there was no social media to amplify things but we were also a generation of economic and social angst. When I first started working for minimum-wage was $4.25 an hour and it’s only $7.25 now. Pretty sad and the previous generation said all the same stuff about us

"They were told that they could get anything they want". Seriously?! my parents said completely the opposite.

Millennials 1982-1995 had all the new technology? We were in high school and college when the iPhone came out in 2004 the smartphone came out in 2007. We had VHS and cassette tapes sitting next to the house phone on the wall 😂

More compassion is needed to embolden our youth. It takes a village to raise a child. Thanks for this lovely explanation

“You millennials always getting medals for just participating” WE DIDN’T ASK FOR THE FCKN MEDALS, YOU GAVE IT TO US

Hi, millenial here! I watched this and am so lost in thought, completely baffled, stuck with the soul crushing question: which companies offer us free food?

I've worked with Millennials. We didn't call them that at the beginning, but we began to notice something different over time, about something that was always there, but to a much lesser degree, and management had not tolerated it before. They're not all as bad, some change once they experience their first reality check, but so many have lived a life without consequences they see no reason to make an effort. I don't think they're happy, they seem completely adrift and disorientated.

Millennials are the ones taking a stand and saying, “fuck this shit.” They’ve got CEOs scared.

I'll remember to be "weak" and "entitled" after I get this months' bills out and check in with my manager at my second job. I have some free time on Saturday between school if I can finish all my assignments first, so I might have time then to whine and complain.

People born after 1984 are not tough to manage. This is an imagined problem. The concerns that people are having now about the latest generation are the same concerns that have existed about every generation. This mindset about the youth comes from a skewed perspective. It's natural to worry about the youth. I am saddened when I see parents adopt this perspective.

hi, im 39, my father would hurt me often as a kid. Threw me at the wall, my butt hit the wall and ground hard, held a knife to my throat at the dinner table. He would call me entitled when I was an adult. Then he bought me a mobile home when I was 36, and when I moved in we sat down and he admitted that he hurt me often as a kid. He didn't apologize and I didnt realize that he didnt until later. He has narcissism and alcohol issues. But this is my journey. Currently unemployed but I did have some nice acting gigs in the past. 1983 is technically still Gen X but I am more likely a Millennial. Anyways, on top of the abuse, I have everything mentioned in this video too. I did volunteering once and worked with kids, making them feel safe and teaching them kindness and how to play games. So I hope I made a difference in the world.

Excellent dramatization. Thank you!!!

We're growing up with less money. I'm an auto mechanic in my 20's and still make a meager wage compared to my counterparts from earlier times. I'm making less for working, being charged more for living, and people wonder why I don't have a mortgage or why I'm not inflating the economy with purchases I not only can't afford but don't need.

When they are in the corporate world they are no longer kids. That is part of the problem. People still considering them kids in their 20’s and 30’s

I'm liking this video very much thank you

So TRUE. Much enjoyed and appreciated.

I'll preface my comment with the fact that I am older than the millennials, more like gen X. But I feel so bad for the younger generations, millennials and younger. While some things in this vid may be true there is so much more to the picture. Youth today must feel just hopeless at times, we all do to some extent, but even more so the younger you are. You need a huge education to get a basic job that doesn't pay equivalent to what it may have 20 years ago. Houses cost nearly 7-10x an annual salary compared to maybe only twice an annual salary some 20 years ago. Costs have skyrocketed and pay has gone down. The earth has been pillaged to the point of near destruction because previous reckless generations greed and the youth have to live with it. It's bleak! We can certainly blame the baby boomers but blame doesn't change anything. You have to fight for a paradigm shift, not give into this broken system! You have to choose your battles wisely and fight for meaningful change, it's a new world and you guys get to write the future, don't let the old geezer boomers do it for you or dictate anything to you. I have to have hope cause I am raising a kid in all this and you have to have hope and strength too.

I work in schools. You think the millennials are a problem? Wait till you get the next crop that's in elementary school now. You ain't seen nuthin' yet.

I feel like the generation caught between two worlds. I was born in 1963. The WWII vet generation were people who were patient and clever. They had hobbies. They could really do stuff. They were not addicted to media. They could read 500 page books written in the 1800's. We were their TV watching couch potato children. Back then though, our parents would tell us to turn off the TV and go play outside. They had some sense. That sense was lost. I remember the old world. I am dismayed by the new world. I can see what you say is true.

When you focus on becoming the best version of yourself, you're not just improving your own life - you're making the world a better place, one positive action at a time. As you grow, learn, and cultivate kindness and wisdom, you create ripples of positivity that touch the lives of those around you. By working on yourself, you inspire others to do the same, setting in motion a powerful chain reaction of personal growth and positive change. So never underestimate the impact of your own self-improvement journey - it's not just about you; it's about creating a brighter future for us all.

The only thing I can imagine that is worse than a generation raised by social media is a generation raised by corporations.

Hurr durr I wasted my life for a corporation and I expect everyone else to do the same without hesitation

It's also In the 80s my dad would be told every 2 weeks layoffs where coming at the defense contractor he worked for ,he told me that as soon as they dont need you they give you they boot ,that's one reason for lack of loyalty.

Part of the problem is the people who give us these old sayings, and state that “every generation says the same thing”. People are afraid to be except these facts because it will mean doing something about it.

This is inherently wrong. Millennials grew up seeing how the “American Dream” worked/failed for their parents and are much more hesitant to go into a dead end job

I believe the "issue" with millennials is that they see how broken the system they are expected to be a part of is. Working for 40+ hours a week for a boss or company that couldn't care less if you lived or died is rather depressing. Working for 40+ hours when you can get the work done in

Very very very very good!!!! i am gen x and totaly agree.

I couldn't even say how much I loved this video! Everything Simon Sinek said is absolutely the hardest F reality. I'm so glad to have been quit by all the idiot social platforms we have today something like three years ago. I was very sad and my life was meaningless. What I did was quit from everything social included whatsapp and started my own personal journey. And it worked just perfectly. Today at 33 I'm studying programming for data science A LOT and by a lot I mean that, literally. Never been happier of achieveing something.

I work with a lot of old timers that are lazy AF too and claim they’re hard workers.

-Obliterated economy, massive debt, broken education, pessimistic mass media, impossible experience requirements to get jobs, poor mental health caused by these issues,- *THOSE DAMN SMART PHONES*

I cant stress this enough: when you are feeling it, when you are right there with the preacher (the video's author), when you are about to say "good damn you are right".... pops up an ad.

Struggle is the way of life, there is no happy way or the best way is simply life that flows.