The Millennials In The Workplace By Simon Sinek

The Missing Piece With Millennials In December of 2016, author Simon Sinek partook in an interview titled “Millennials in the Workplace.” Sinek opened the interview by defining what a millennial is: a person born in 1984 on. He pointed out that there were top character traits that they are often accused of portraying: conceited, selfish, but most importantly, entitled. These character traits affect every aspect of one’s life from interpersonal relationships to their professional career. Sinek gave a general yet common scenario that articulated his point of view that involved millennials entering the work pace; “They confound the leadership so much, leaders will say ‘what do you want?’ And millennials will say ‘we want to work in a place

Social media has made social “tribes” broader, however it has led to the creation of superficial relationships and the fight for validation and attention. He mentions how millennials put “filters” on their life when it comes to social media so now there is a facade of happiness when statistics say the opposite about mental health with millennials. Sinek indicates to the statistic that there is a direct correlation between people who spend more time on facebook and higher depression rates. In consonance with social media issues, millennials constantly texting has become another major issue for the quality of their social and work life. He reasons this by saying that millennials will text whenever they get the chance to, telling the people they are with that they are not that important. Additionally, it has created a culture of unreliability as Sinek points out that most millennials do not consider their friends reliable and they know that their “friends” will cancel if a more appealing offer comes along. Sinek goes back to the assertion that millennials are not building social skills and coping mechanisms as everything they could possibly want can be done behind a

Sinek paints a picture of the world that millennials have fallen into: A world in which gratification is immediate. He presents this idea through the business model of amazon in which one orders something and it shows up on your doorstep the next day. Sinek again believes this is diminishing skills and the the importance of patience. This again leads to the lack of skills to manage stress and challenges. He mentions how there are apps where you just swipe to get dates is also an issue. They get to skip the awkwardness and toughness of regular dating because everything you want is so easily accessible. The imbalance between ease and hard work has regressed millennials into humans with dangerously low self esteem and confidence. Sinek confirms this by providing statistics of mental health in millennials: The suicide rates, accidental drug overdoses, and school dropout rates are continuously and dangerously increasing. Sinek is astounded by that data and urges that a solution is