The Positive and Negative Side of Coming Young Generation

The Positive and Negative Side of Coming Young Generation:

Few days ago we went for rappelling and mountaineering. Their, for one hour during lunch we had a special meeting. There was a crowd of 220 people. 40% of my friends were young and vivacious. Many were from highly learned family. Maximum were pursuing MBA or PG after their graduation and few were willing to go for Ph.D. in their areas of interests.
As always is, the older and elders highlighted few positives and negatives in the young generation, I’m putting just 10 each here.

Positives in young generation highlighted by oldies:

1. Striving hard to see Success, Success and Success in front of their eyes.
2. They like to live life king size.
3. They have lot of confidence.
4. They have abilities to create more opportunities.
5. They are open to talk and understand and learn lot of things.
6. They are adapting and adopting the globalization/ globalized culture.
7. They try to keep values and ethics intact.
8. They try not to hurt older and elders.
9. They believe in implementations of the best practices.
10. They are willing to relocate and start fresh.

As always at every point there was joy and were cheers in the crowd.

Negatives found out by oldies and Argument by Youngies.

Few oldies argued when discussed above top positive points of young generation and beyond. You may call them critics for cause. They are not against young generation but against their attitude, and habits. They are trying to help these coming generations. Their main objections are put here followed by the argument by the Youngies.

1. They (young generation) frequently change their jobs; hence, they seem to be less committed.

Youngies argued: Before finding a career of their choice and interest we want to take 4 to 5 risks/ jobs, once we get it we stick to that organisation for life time.

2. They are restless people and will not find peace in their life.

Youngies argued: We are not restless; we are dynamic outside but cool inside. Unless we do lot of activities and get maximum exposure of the fast generating technologies, and business and adapt to global atmosphere and culture we can't be competitive and survive.

3. They do anything to succeed in life.

Youngies argued: No. We also have values and ethics, and don't like corruption. However, we are willing to take extra steps, work more than office hours, and know the matter inside out and take proper steps to success.
4. They lack patience and persistence.

Youngies argued: No. We believe patience spoils the dynamism of life and may kill the business itself, and may spoil career and can make life stagnant. Patience is required in growing but patience does not required for taking decision and getting work done. E.g. when email and s.m.s. and mobile phones can deliver a message in seconds then why should we spend hours and years for the same message and decision?

5. They are too anxious and want to know much more than they should.

Youngies argued: No. We won't do anything which does not fit in our ethics. If someone hides something it means some fishy is there. Transparency is the way of life and business today. Even 100 Billion Dollars Organizations have transparency then why not the business I/we are in should be that transparent?

6. They do not respect older generation.

Youngies argued: No. We respect elders at home and older generation outside but through heart. We don’t like showing respect with some age old ways. Styles and ways have changed, that’s all.

7. They spend a lot on self and will not be able to run their family well.

Youngies argued: We feel as we invest at least 25% of what we earn for our future, we are also securing lives of people at home, i.e. we are investing for family as well. Also, we don’t think we are separate from our family. Adding one more dimension could be, once we get our income we share with family, hence, no way anybody can argue that we cannot run a family. In fact, many of us believe that monthly contribution has already put living standard of our family at higher level. Many of us have taken educational loan hence would like to repay by own hard earned money, which has become extremely costly now days and which many parents couldn’t afford.

8. They are more extrovert and shameless outspoken while social networking.

Youngies argued: Social networking to benefit all does not mean extrovert always. They know what to share and why, and where. They also have family, individual and private lives.

9. They are more willing to earn fast money. Higher the degree more is the lust for money. More from the business background more the requirement for money.

Youngies Argued: Many said, learning and earning should be linked otherwise next generation will not learn or even avoid going to schools. If fresh Bachelors earn 60K then seniors must earn 90 K, if fresh Masters earn 100K then seniors must earn 150K, if fresh PhD earn 75K then seniors must earn 200K, like that, we mean some link should be there based on productivity, profit and performance. We don’t believe in slow and steady wins the race. We believe unless faster generation of jobs is their next generation will face lot of unemployment related problems. Hence, we like to see results before our eyes like to get awarded for our contribution to the organisation and society, unlike past generations who have kept their nation on slow pace of development.

10. They are more willing to go abroad, even immigrate to developed nations.

Youngies Argued: No. We are expanding our family base; we are more global citizen than just one country citizen. We don’t believe in man made boundaries. Ok for Cricket sake or football sake we'll support our country but if someone uses us for fighting with other country fellows we are not ready. Instead business, arts, should grow, so that all earn money and live a peaceful life. Also, in case, their-is problem in one country for the time being, we’ll shift our family to secure country. What is wrong in that? Next they ask, in case, with developing and evolving space age technologies, if human beings develop their habitat on moon, then will you call the first batch who will go for settlement over moon as a cheater to their nation or this earth?

At this classical question, I stopped interviewing next generation, they have higher dreams and strong will to achieve. Hats-off to young generation.


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Dr. Ashish Manohar Urkude
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