More On Gen Y's 60 Minutes

Sonya: Coddling doesn't work.

I'm disappointed in the fact that 60 Minutes didn't portray any insight of the cyclical behaviour of this [phenomenon].

Lets go back say, 7 years to the dot com boom. We recruited top technical talent by providing them an environment that was portrayed as the modern day Zappos. Free lunch daily, free Snapple loaded refrigerators, open any cupboard in the kitchen and you have free popcorn, free snacks...feeling like a game of pool, grab one of your buddies and head to the games room where you'll find 2 pool tables, darts etc. Oh and did we mentioned that each Friday we tap the Kegorator fridge for Happy Hour!?

We've been through this already this decade and, newsflash, it didnt work then either. I'm surprised this wasn't covered by the show.

Sooner or later you'll see the Snapple machines with a slot to add your dollar and they'll have to throw a dime in for coffee. These perks dont go on forever. Then what are they going to do, run home to mommy to cry! Gotta go, I have Pilates.

Funny Banker: It's kid stuff.

Much like when most of us look back at old photos and mutter "Wow, did I actually wear those clothes", those two goofs in that video will see clips of that video at some point later in life and think "Wow, did I actually go on national TV and spout that dribble."

Comments

[Scotty Williamson]

There's nothing new under the sun. Every time the job market shifts we'll see some of these things pop up. They tend to work short term, but as soon as the bottom line tightens up, they go away. When it happens this time the millenials will be 3-5 years into their careers, they will have more to lose, so instead of quitting (as they do now), they'll suck it up, just like we did/do.