It's really sad actually because it means in 10 years we are gonna have significant work depression levels due to children being raised to believe their reality would be much different than it will turn out.
-Socrates, ~450 BC
I would say this is an example of Abraham Lincoln's famous observation "you shouldn't trust quotes on the Internet", but that one predates the Internet, so you probably shouldn't trust quotes in newspapers either.
(... and it's especially rich to hear it coming from the Boomers...
and I'm sure the more historically-aware of the Boomers thought it was quite rich to hear it coming from the Jazz Age refugees... )
A few years ago, I was doing a gig as a consultant for a while before I realized that side of the industry wasn't for me. While on the job, I was trained (by 45+ y/o's) to walk into interviews and new jobs like I was 100% the best because that's what employers expect in today's job market. I believe its more the effect of a "Fake it 'til you make it" culture that stems from a result of lowered employment prospects as mentioned in this thread.
There is a shift in communication styles and processes, but even though I'm an old fart I have no hangups about trying new processes. Just don't take my email away (or my statically typed language).
So many times when I hear people complain about kids today and contrasting it with themselves at the same age, they’re comparing how they thought of themselves at the time (which is usually very different from how other people saw them), vs how they view someone else today. It’s a variant of, we judge ourselves by our motivations but we judge other people by their actions. It’s a very difficult thing to be objective about.
None of them knew how to address an envelope... and only one thought to google for the answer.
We had to throw out a ton of (customer conference) literature packets because the labels and stamps were just randomly (and unattractively) slapped on.