There are times when I feel heartsick for the Millennials.

Kendzior is taking to task the idea that millennials are self absorbed and feel entitled.

So she writes an article blaming the media for bad generalizations and the parents for screwing up. It's not their fault. They're misunderstood and victimized.

She has a website to promote herself. https://sarahkendzior.com/ And quite possibly the longest CV I've ever seen short of begging for an off-scale pay increase. Nothing comes off of it, apparently, ever. Nice additions are there to make sure we know how high-profile she is.

Oh, and she graduated with her 4-year degree and "came of age" in the year 2000.

So she's a millennial.

Boomers promote their own agenda, Millenials do the same.

The point, at least IMHO, of Good Reads, is to find something with some depth that may make one consider or expand a different point of view.

Echo chambers are boring.

I have nothing against millennials except those who try to build themselves up by tearing down baby boomers. I graduated from college into the oil embargo recession. Was glad to get a job with the Peace Corps. Was doing nuclear attack evacuation drills in elementary school. Our president was assassinated when I was in middle school. The worst deal millennials have is the price of a university education and the usurious fees charged for student loans.

Well, I suppose that would be the worst deal for ALL Americans, actually.

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I can tell you that it is tough out there. Granted I live in a pretty damn expensive part of the world (L.I.), but I have a hard time imagining any kind of entry position that will come anywhere near supporting a person in the way I was able to start out.

It is dispiriting for them and as their primary cheerleader, all I can do is.."keep putting one foot in front of the other, sooner or later something will click".

There are very few good jobs out there (Texas). Most entry level jobs require 3-4 years experience
(Entry level???) Most companies
never offer full time with benefits. Major companies have figured out the WalMart position.
Keep them hungry.

It may be fun to bash today's youth -- but here's where the awful job economy and ailing planet actually came from

Readers of this post have no doubt seen articles admonishing millennials for their perceived apocalyptic effect on the workforce, society, family and everywhere in between. The seemingly endless list of complaints about millennials begins with lazy and pampered, and ends with “selfies.” The accusations, guilt and fear-mongering are unfounded and – even worse – are mostly blame-shifting. Frankly, I am tired of it. What makes the millennial-bashing even more unbearable is the generation that is slinging the mud: the baby boomers.

Baby boomers came of age in an era of unprecedented prosperity. They were raised by parents who had survived poverty, war and the true sacrifice of a generation burdened with great moral struggles. As a whole, they experienced economic and physical security. Baby boomers received, by today’s standards, inexpensive and widely available education, preparing them for a thriving and open job market. Success at the beginning created a strong foundation for financial and personal success on a level the world had never known.

This led to America’s greatest asset: the middle class. So what did they do with all their good fortune? From the time the baby boomers took over, the United States has experienced an economic environment plagued with unfounded asset and real-estate bubbles and collapses. The bubbles were caused by blind greed on the part of investors, and a blind eye on the part of regulators. The baby boomers forced the financial and banking system out of relative security to high-risk systems.

The perfect example of this was the 2008 collapse of the toxic housing debt market. In government, baby boomers ballooned the defense budget beyond the point of reason. They then raided government programs to pay for their mistakes. Regarding the environment, baby boomers left the United States reliant on coal (cough, cough) while eroding the advanced nuclear energy infrastructure built by their parents. We can thank baby boomer leadership for a nation that has no sound policy on foreign affairs, the environment, energy, social welfare, human rights, terrorism, technology development, education, debt, etc. The point being, baby boomer leadership has provided America with a government that is the most partisan and self-serving the union has ever seen, and remains entirely reactive to the world around it.

http://www.salon.com/2014/10/20/baby_boomers_ruined_america_why_blaming_millennials_is_misguided_and_annoying/