Millennials In The Workplace Analysis

A millennial is the title of anyone who is born after 1984. The author, Simon Sinek, is not a millennial, but does express his opinion in his informal lecture, “Millennials in the Workplace.” Sinek argues that all of the millennial’s issues stem from bad parenting, technology, impatience, and the environment and their long lasting effect the workplace. The only way to resolve the problem is to have corporate environments take responsibility and train the new employees to their standards. It is reasonable to agree with a majority of Sinek’s argument, but a corporation does not need to overcompensate; it is best to give millennials a push in the right direction and let them experience the world with the proper tools and skills necessary.

One’s childhood can have lasting effects on their adulthood and excessive use of technology is preventing natural coping mechanisms from forming. Sinek claims that it is unhealthy to be on electronics for extensive periods of time, but millennials are not always going to put it down (Sinek). Millennials are the first generation to experience advanced technology and are not to be blamed for their mistakes. That generation can make mistakes, because the generations prior did not have access to this technology and all of the issues are happening for the first time. Everyone, including the author of this essay, agrees that the childhood in question can be more pleasant, but the psychological effects of the childhood are not ideal in the workplace (Paras). This generation is growing up around new technology and parents who do not have the experience or the skills necessary to deal with those pressures. Raising a child in a new era of discovery is hard and the millennials are being taught without technology; by adding it to the equation without proper training it is going to lead to the misuse of technology. Instead to trying to combat technology entirely, it is rational to incorporate into parenting, so that a millennial can grow up with technology as an option, not an

Sinek references that his own protege is considering quitting, because their work is not impacting anyone (Sinek). The millenial in this scenario is in a constant state of impatience and cannot experience the joys of working up to their goals. The lack of instant gratification in corporate environments can discourage millennials from working long hours and this results in less employees for the workforce. The environment is not secure, everyday the media changes with new trends and statements and things like “The Floor Is Lava” and “planking” will eventually be forgotten (Paras). The millennials hurd together, but the issue is that a cohort of clueless and ignorant people will not learn anything new from each other. A business undergoes the process of converting to an environment that does not only teach millennials how to be their best, but how to look back on past generations and learn from their mistakes. The millennials need more exposure to more fulfilling and old fashioned times, so that they can fix themselves and work more efficiently in a corporate