Gregg James

I really wanted to like this book - it seemed like it might carry interesting insight into a highly unique culture. I thought the author might really be on to something, but the more I read, the more I felt that 'Millennials' are just young adults. The scenery has changed, so the context of their behaviors might seem different, but the psychology of the young adult is exactly what my parents said about my Generation X. . . (I am mid 40's) and what my grand dad said about them. Aside from the irritating grammar failures, I also couldn't escape the notion that if this this book were about any other protected status, it might be considered highly offensive (seriously, insert any other group into the title, and you'll see what I mean). I don't normally even think about these things, but I found I didn't appreciate the stereotypes applied to this younger generation, or many of the generalizations that didn't appear to have any science behind them. For example, the author asserts "Millennials were raised in organized activities where they were consistently surrounded by coaches (Ch. 6)." What does this mean? Were they the first generation to participate in team sports? I don't understand this. For me, that one sentence summed up the feeling I got from the entire book. I'm guessing most of the suggestions for creating a happy work environment for millennials aren't specific to any generation. Nobody wants a dead-end job. Nobody wants to be overworked. Nobody wants to be treated like a number. Nobody wants to hate their boss. Everybody wants a flexible work schedule... now we all just do it with cell phones and the internet, which have created a lot of new work options for all of us. Not just this younger generation. I just didn't find anything to digest here - at page 23, I put down my highlighter. On a scale of one to ten, I give this book an "S". That's not a five. It's the letter "S". . . . . . For both "Substance" and "Saliva." Weird, right? I know. But in the way of substance, it was like eating saliva: Sort of unpleasant to consciously experience, and nothing most of us don't just naturally get.