Wednesday Wisdom: "Back in my day..."

Happy Wednesday!

This guy is Andy Braner.

So, I've read an interesting article by this gentleman, Andy Braner. His article was entitled, "The Value of Good Old Hard Work." By reading the tone of this article, I can see that Mr. Braner is very disturbed and frustrated by his Millennial employees at KIVU, a youth advocacy program in the foothills of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, where he is the President/CEO. He states that he sees a "shift" in the youth culture of today. This shift includes that his workers does not know how to "work" anymore and we do not see the value of being manual labor in today's society, because back in "his" day:

"I used to be able to outline a task and watch as we worked hard together to rake leaves, line rocks, or pull weeds. But today, I'm constantly having to move from job to job to make sure things are getting done, and getting done right the first time." Along with that being said, he takes the liberty to list three reasons why our generation should value "Good OLD Hard Work:"

1. Work develops a sense of ownership
2. Work develops a sense of confidence
3. Work develops a sense of belonging

What Mr. Braner does not realize is, that the idea of "Hard Work" is slowly becoming outdated every time your smart phone has to be updated. As technology is advancing, so must our minds. As times are changing, our work ethnics must parallel. I would agree with Mr. Braner on one issue that there is no solidified definition of "Hard Work" for this generation, because Millennials don't know either and THAT'S the beauty of being a part of this generation. We are so dynamic and multidimensional that it is hard to place one definition of "Hard Work" in our age group. The Millennial generation understands the values hard work, especially the college students and recent graduates. Back in his day, he did not have to work two jobs to pay for his living expenses, balance 15 credits; along with, displaying his leadership qualities with his one or more student groups/clubs to become marketable for jobs for this economy, AND make sure he graduate within 4-5 years without being labeled with the negative stigma as a "professional college student." This idea of "Good OLD Hard Work" has to change, because we can no longer continue to become efficient on old and outdated ways.

My dear Millennials, don't mind the words of outdated Baby Boomers like Andy Braner. While he is sitting and collecting his social security benefits within the next 10 +/- years, we are going to continue working and paying towards those payments; in actuality, Mr. Braner should thank us for our contribution and have a seat.

If you want to check out Mr. Andy Braner's article...here it is: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-braner/the-value-of-good-old-har_b_3294466.html?utm_hp_ref=millennial-experience