Workforce?

My lack of enthusiasm and support for the young adults of today is growing. Everywhere I turn, stories of turmoil, drama and unprofessional behavior amongst the younger generation. I'm not talking that much younger. I'm 30, and the young adults I'm referring to are at most 26.

Generation Me.

An entire generation growing up in a world, that until now, embraced their silly misgivings about the world and entropy towards institutions. It's a sad situation. While embracing their inhibitions, we all forgot to deliver the lessons our bestowed upon us to survive and thrive in a world that not always peaches and cream. Now, this ill-fated generation believes it's entitled to boundless freedom, prosperity and free reign of the Internet.

The beginning of this decade has been very good to most people. Technology has advanced society and spun off digital sub-cultures. The unfortunate reality is that not all of these subterranean, Internet-connected communities are woefully inept at perceiving and interacting with the carbon world outside. These groups are composed largely of Generation Me.

As the economy sours and things tighten up, Gen Me isn't ready. They haven't been given the tools to adapt. What do you do when your iPhone is cut off? How do you work in an office that doesn't allow you to use the Internet? Showing to work on time? What do you mean I have to be accountable for my actions?

These aren't things that the Me-Me's know what to do about. So much of their lives they have been enabled with anonanimity and zero accountability that knows no ends through the Internet. They've been part of an important revolution and never bothered to step outside to see what the reality of the world is like.

I'm sad for these people. They are ultimately going to be part of a larger generation who will run the world for a short time in the future. Though, even sadder, they may be the next generation of welfare recipients that the rest of us are footing the bill for.

Gregsta'