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Want to attract and retain Gen Y? Better rethink everything
- run4yourlives 18y agoThis isn't Hacker News, but I do have an opinion on this, so I'll let it slide since it's vaguely business related. I'm going to take the unpopular option and say that no, business doesn't have to re-think everything because of gen-y. This generation of young know-it-alls has had the fortunate experience of never having to understand what life is like in an economic downturn. That's clearly evident in most of the y'ers I meet everyday (I'm "x" myself). This is about to change in a big way. Because of that, the days of having companies begging for you to come work for them are soon going to be a thing of the past, at least temporarily. That, coupled with the natural process of maturity, will give enough of a dose of reality to gen-y'ers that at least some of them will start to reduce the level of demands they would make on corporations. Some things are changing, like companies allowing for flex-hours, but that has little if anything to do with gen y exclusively.
- m0digital 18y agoI think an economic downturn is only going to temporarily suppress our ideals and actually make them stronger. There would be no reason for us to jump ship for greener pastures when the economy comes around again. I don't think maturity is the same as making peace with your dreams, it should only strengthen your determination.