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10 things I Hate about Managing “Generation ME” (Employees in their 20s and 30s)

10. Could you like ever like utter a like complete sentence without like the word like in it? I sincerely doubt it.

9. Please stop treating your job as something you do in your spare time at work when you’re not on your cell phone, YouTube or some other internet site. These are PERSONAL time activities. And NO, since you are not an hourly employee, you do not get a break every hour to catch up on what your friends have posted on your Facebook Wall.

8. I really don’t care that you have an MBA from one if the top 10 programs in the country. So do I and in addition I have a brain and know how to use it. And NO, you are not actually intellectually or morally superior because you were born and raised above the Mason-Dixon Line. But, if it makes you feel special, you go ahead and believe it, bless your heart.

7. Your cat is not a child. It is an animal. Just because he/she was hacking up yet another hairball doesn’t mean you can claim the day you took off was a “Sick Day” to care for a family member. Get over it.

6. I don’t care how much money and pain were involved in getting that tattoo. I don’t care that it’s a tribute to your BFF who died due to an overdose at a really “wicked” party. Company policy states that they must be covered at work. I don’t write em, but unfortunately I do have to enforce them. If it is that insulting to you and “violates” your right to “express yourself”, I would suggest you explore careers and companies that are more tattoo friendly.

5. Please do something about your child care arrangements. Kids get sick, daycares have days they are closed, and your best friends sisters next door neighbors step mom will want a vacation now and again. Work on a little something I like to call Plan B. And NO, Plan B does not EVER consist of bringing your kid to work. It’s not fair to your kid much less your co-workers.

4. No, I will not cosign for anything EVER.

3. Yes, I agree that men can be pigs and it is never polite to talk to women’s breasts instead of to her. However, I would suggest that your choice of a Victoria’s Secret Push-Up bra and the skimpiest top in North America MAY be contributing to your issue. I know. It’s that pesky cause and effect thing again.

2. If you are looking for tea and sympathy about your recent fight/breakup with your BFF, boyfriend, girlfriend or life partner, please call your Mom. I am NOT her.

1. No, the Earth actually revolves around the Sun not around you.