The ‘Trophy Kids’ Go to Work’ - Wall Street Journal, October 2008
by Michele O’Connor
This is a great article in the Wall Street Journal by Ron Alsop, author of “The Trophy Kids Grow Up.” In this article, Ron describes the workplace attitudes of a new crop of young people in the workforce - the millennials.
With Wall Street in turmoil and a financial system in crisis mode, companies are facing another major challenge: figuring out how to manage a new crop of young people in the workforce — Generation Y or the “millennial generation.” These millennials were coddled by their parents and nurtured with a strong sense of entitlement. Read more at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455219391652725.html
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