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Earth Texting Generation Y by Carolyn Kepcher (2007)

Okay, Generation Y, let me put it to you straight.

I've read your blogs, I've seen your resumes, I've interviewed you. You believe you are the generation to turn the business world - and the world in general - on its ear. I understand and even encourage your drive, optimism and idealism. But like every generation that has come before you, you must put in your time. And you must exhibit the ability and hunger to make a name fore yourself on your own merits... (full article)

All About Me by Victor Davis Hanson (2008)

Here is how our baby-boom generation solves problems:
--Recently, George Bush went to Saudi Arabia to ask the ruling House of Saud to pump more oil. That request had about as much chance of success as the Democratic-led congressional effort to "sue" the Saudis in American courts for their selfish "price-gouging."

The current debate about energy in the United States has devolved into doing the same old thing -- consume, don't produce and complain..(full article)

CNN- Generation Y: Too demanding at work? by Anthony Balderrama (2008)

Not too long ago, the generation gap meant parents didn't understand why ripped jeans cost twice as mush as regular ones or why every other word coming out of their child's mouth was "like."

Now the gap means employers don't understand why twentysomethings straight out of college expect a high salary and lots of vacation time.

Employees under the age of 29, also knows as Generation Y, expect their employers to provide more benefits and other perks than their older counterparts, according to a new survey from Career Builder.com and Harris Interactive. Gen Y workers want better pay, a flexible work schedule and company-provided BlackBerrys and cell phones....(full article)

USA Today-Generation Y: They've arrived at work with a new Attitude by Stephanie Armour (2006)

They're young, smart, brash. They may wear flip-flops to the office or listen to iPods at their desk. They want to work, but they don't want work to be their life.

This is Generation Y, a force of as many as 70 million, and the first wave is just now embarking on their careers--taking their place in an increasingly multigenerational workplace.

Get ready, because this generation---whose members have not yet hit 30 -- is different from any that have come before....(full article)

TIME-What Gen Y Really Wants by Penelope Trunk (2007)

With 85 million baby boomers and 50 million Gen Xers, there is already a yawning generation gap among American workers--particularly in their ideas of work-life balance. For baby boomers, it's the juggling act between job and family. For Gen X, it means moving in and out of the workforce to accommodate kids and outside interests. Now along come the 76 million members of Generation Y. For these new 20-something workers, the line between work and home doesn't really exist. They just want to spend their time in meaningful and useful ways, no matter where they are....(full article)