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Young IT Workers Disillusioned, Hard to Retain

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the your-special-just-like-everyone-else dept.

bednarz writes to mention that NetworkWorld has an interesting examination of young IT professionals and why many make unreasonable demands for their services. "'The issue managers are facing is with retention, not hiring. That means the work environment is not living up to the employee's expectation,' he says. For instance, many younger workers expect to get an office immediately or be paid at a rate higher than entry level."

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  1. No age discrimination! by 14erCleaner · · Score: 5, Funny
    From FTA:

    more than 50% of respondents described those teen and 20-something employees as the "toughest generation to manage." Generation Xers (ages 32 to 42 years old) placed second with 17% of respondents saying they pose a management challenge. Hey, that means 50-ish programmers like me should be highly sought after!

    Ouch, I think I hurt my back laughing...

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  2. Well yeah! by Pedrito · · Score: 5, Funny

    For instance, many younger workers expect to get an office immediately or be paid at a rate higher than entry level.

    Hell, I expect to be put in charge! I'm just out of college! I know EVERYTHING!!!

  3. Re:Many managers are saddened they actually have t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Irrational actors make good money too. Look at Tom Cruise.

  4. Re:Not completely unbiased.. by vistic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Using "one" in a sentence is a right not to be abused.

    One might think one would choose one's words more considerately for other ones when reading one's posts posted from one's computer.

  5. Re:Not completely unbiased.. by wasted · · Score: 5, Funny

    You win - I've been "one-upped"

  6. Re:Not completely unbiased.. by Duncan3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "millenials" are still in elementary school. You're "generation debt" - the one screwed by the boomers.

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  7. Re:They've been promised the world by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    - Being poor
    - Having to get paid for what I "do" rather than what I "think"
    - Being stuck in a "dead-end job"
    - Having to "flip burgers," "answer phones," "make copies," or other "menial labor" work
    - Low pay (this is a biggy, and you hear it over and over and over)

    Sounds exactly like grad school.