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Article by Business Student Taylor Rauch
It could be argued that there has never been a time with more unrest. I am an avid news reader, and watching world patterns over the past year has been enlightening and troubling, to say the least. The conflict in our world saddens me, and to watch it progress every day can be worrisome. From time to time, an article finds its way to fruition bearing a title in regards to Generation Y, the Millennial, or in more relative terms, me. My peers, the kids that I grew up with, follow Generation X, and now we get to see what everyone has to say about us. We are described as the up and coming, the unpredictable, the lazy, the undriven, the future. Forbes says that by 2025, Generation Y will comprise 75% of the total workforce. MSNBC says that we are perhaps the best-educated generation ever, but simply can’t find jobs. As members of the Millennial generation, it is so vitally important that we inform ourselves. Education and thirst for knowledge will re-define our future, as our past has been so defined.
There are monumental things that we Millennials have experienced in our lifetime. We grew up to celebrate the year 2000, terrorists attacking our nation and breaking down the ones we loved, an enormous and staggering technological advance, an economic crisis second only to the great depression. The accumulation of these things have profoundly shaped our generation. We were, perhaps, the first generation to grow up with what some would call ‘modern technology’, i.e. the household video game system, the first standard big screen TVs, modern cell phones, and perhaps most significantly, we were the first generation that grew up with computers. Our families had them, we played games on them, made websites, taught ourselves to design, and became accustomed early on to their seeming magical ways and creative powers. Ever since I was little, I’ve been completely intrigued by, and good with, computers. I’m fairly certain I helped teach my parents how to use computers since I was in grade school! Kiplinger has an article called ‘Technology is in their DNA,’ commenting on the way that Gen Y’s see technology as enhancing the quality of our lives, and how it is second nature to us. The amount of knowledge and information we can access amazes me, and it has been amazing to watch the progression of technological advances that occurred since I’ve been around. The comfort with which we rely on computers and technology and the fact that our generation is accustomed to these sciences on such a basis will lead to enormous advancement in the span of my generation.
While my talent and path may be in business, others have dreams to pursue politics, sciences, technology, education, and much more. I am excited to see what my peers and I can accomplish once we have the chance to apply our knowledge to the world. The advances in sciences and technology may prove to redefine our world during my time. My future is large, and the future of our nation is enormous. I hope my generation we will someday thrive once we take our place in the professional world. I am looking forward to seeing the outcome of all of our hard work.
