Ok. Here's the deal and you might not like me much after you read this. If you don't, then good, cuz I don't want to help you anyway.
Those of you born after 1981, the year of my high school graduation, and a year I chose somewhat arbitrarily for this lambasting, are what I call “Generation Entitlement.” From a lot of the people I've interviewed, I could back this year up to about 1978, but we'll stick to this more narrow margin for the purposes of this beating.
There are roughly 8% of you from this generation who DO NOT feel entitled and will work your ass off for everything you get. The rest of you, get over yourselves cuz we’re sick of you.
To determine if you are ENTITLED, take the following scientifically sound quiz:
• Am I a college graduate who believes I deserve to be in management within 1 year of exiting my fancy school?
• Do I believe that I have EARNED the RIGHT to higher pay and a bigger title after having performed AVERAGELY on my job for 4 months or less?
• Do I believe that I have EARNED the right to higher pay and a bigger title after having performed ABOMINABLY on my job for the past year or more?
• Do I believe I am THE SHIT?
If you answered YES to any ONE of the above answers, you believe you’re ENTITLED and I hope you go away. For the roughly 8% of you who answered NO, then welcome to The Reluctant Genius. You get to move ahead. It’s actually VERY simple and I promise you’ll be successful.
The KEY is for you to use the 92% of idiots who answered YES to the above questions as your BASELINE. (see elaborate graphic below.)
_________GENERATION “E”____________
You simply RISE ABOVE your competition by extolling the fact that you KNOW many of the young people out there feel ENTITLED to big titles and big salaries, but that you’re UNIQUE because you know that these jobs take HARD WORK and TIME and that you’re willing to go THE EXTRA MILE to EARN your place in the company and with this team. You KNOW that you won’t be the Executive Producer in a year, the Brand Manager in 6-months, or the VP of Sales in 2 years. You plan to let your ACTIONS speak louder than your BRAVADO.
I swear to God, if you say this to someone over 38-years-old, they’ll leap up and French kiss you right on the spot. Don’t sue them. It’s not sexual. It’s just that they won’t believe you’re one of that 8% who believes they have to actually WORK and EXCEL at their job to get ahead!
This Generation E is a well-known phenomenon in all circles of management. They don’t fool us, they just annoy us and we’re looking FOR YOU MR. OR MS. 8%! Make yourself known! Come out of the bushes! Reach out and let us know you’re alive! Give us a secret handshake, a wink, a nod, something! We’ve been looking for you for some time and we’re ready to hire you!
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BORN AFTER 1981? READ THIS NOW.
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