GenY vs GenX vs Baby boomer....there's a difference>

Okay...call me dumb...but I keep hearing all these people talk about how bad GenY is. That we "need people to hold our hands" and that we "need people to tell us please and thank you". That we are more dependant upon our family life, and that we demand more of our personal time. That we have good relationships with our parents!

I happen to be GenY (as if you couldn't tell by all the "we" statements), and I fail to see what the problem is. (Stoopid GenY mumble mumble) So I think I want to address the issues that I've heard thus far, one subject at a time.

1. "Hold my hand!" - 1st of all let me say that I've never seen or heard of a more independent group than what our generation is today. We are self taught, we are self learning, we collaborate with others often and effectively, yet no one's pushing us to do so. We communicate in a way that we can collaborate with people all over the WORLD, and without meeting face to face, can effectively and efficiently come to a solution or conclusion. We work to support our families, including our GenX and baby boomer parents and grandparents. Is it our willingness to ask someone else their advice, knowledge or opinion that gives us this "holding hands" image or what?

2. Please and Thank you - The fact that this is even an issue makes me ashamed. I was raised to say "Please" and "Thank you" when I ask or receive something. It's common courtesy. If previous gen's don't like it, why was it so imposed BY THEM that we abide by these common courtsies? Now it's bad if we say "Please" and "Thank you"?

3. MAMA! PAPA! - We are more dependant upon our families, we need their support. I'm not addressing that one, except to say that if you don't feel you should be around your family, if you don't "feel their support", or disregard their support, then your a sad person. Money is nothing, it comes and goes, family is everything and will last until the day you die. If you can't see that, good luck with the rest of your life.

4. I WANT MY 2 WEEKS PAID VACATION! - GEN-X your more to blame for this than any other. We watched you break your backs for meager means to come home having nervous breakdowns and serious health problems. Sometimes you wouldn't even make it home, rather die in the office. Work does not = life. I work to support my family just like you have, but the difference is, I won't let them work me ill. Life is hard no doubt, over-time mandatory, BUT I'll take some much needed time off, because I realize that I'm no good to my family dead (or near to it). Sorry, I think we should all demand some PT, it's human, people need time to unravel. After weeks, months, maybe even years of hard work, you deserve it.

5. I love my Momma! - and YES I DO! She's my support, she's my mis-lead Gen-X'er who has told me regarding the statements above, to do what's right for myself. To ask questions, to say please and thank you, to not work to hard because FAMILY is what counts. She was the pillar Gen-X er I got to watch spin like a top into the ground. She's the reason I am the way I am today.

Honestly...how different are we Gen Y, X, boomers? If asked the same questions, or the same accusations were made against you, what would you say? Would it be all that different? You don't have to agree with me, and if you don't feel free to post (as if anyone but me reads this thing) this is my spot to vent, and VENT I SHALL! (Just writing this has made me feel a lil like William Wallace in Braveheart....FREEEEDOOOOM!!!!!)

HTML Continued

Ya know, it helps if you know what type of encoding you're blog/website supposed to be using...western european, unicode, etc. A VERY easy way to find out: go to the toolbar at the top and select view "View" and then "Encoding" ......guess what, the encoding you're site or blog is using has a check mark next to it! GENIUS!!!

HTML

HTML coding, (my brothers laugh at me) I thot I had it, I'm trying to get my meta phrases updated so my blog can be found, but its not going so well. Being as my blog can't be found, I very seriously doubt I'm going to get any help from any of you (the cosmos). Now I've got to figure it out on my own! But I'm ascareded! What if I can't make it on my own?! What if I can't figure out the codes?? Then no one will ever find my blog!

Mst-ee-hax-stuff?

I know its my own blog, I'll say what I want....well I'll say whats safe to say that I want (now Im confused)

Anyways, I'd like to ask the cosmos (you) a question: (eh-hum)

What happened to johnnyihackstuff? Why did it disappear? I see you can watch the uganda video, and donate to hackers for charity(verry cool)...but no website. No mo. Whats up with that?! NO warning or nathing...just gone. It makes me sad.

atleast we still got http://w3.cultdeadcow.com/cms/

Women in technology - Pledge

Whats up?! Even tho its "My first blog"(oh how I want to cuddle with it..pinch it's little cheekys ;-P) this iz a VERY important issue, and I'd like to get as many ppl involved as possible.

Okay so an issue close to my heart...women in technology...or the lack thereof. Is it because women are bad at math? Missing a piece of our brain? (stop throwing things at me I was kidding!!!!) ....maybe just a lack of confidence, and example (my story & I'll stick to it).Well if your out there its time to make yourself heard. I got this through one of my groups and I put it on my (newly acquired) myspace, and am now creating this blog to put it here also.

“I will publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman in technology whom I admire but only if 1,000 other people will do the same.”
— Suw Charman-Anderson (contact)

Deadline to sign up by: 24th March 2009
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. Women’s contributions often go unacknowledged, their innovations seldom mentioned, their faces rarely recognised. We want you to tell the world about these unsung heroines. Whatever she does, whether she is a sysadmin or a tech entrepreneur, a programmer or a designer, developing software or hardware, a tech journalist or a tech consultant, we want to celebrate her achievements.
It doesn’t matter how new or old your blog is, what gender you are, what language you blog in, or what you normally blog about - everyone is invited to take part. All you need to do is sign up to this pledge and then publish your blog post any time on Tuesday 24th March 2009. If you’re going to be away that day, feel free to write your post in advance and set your blogging system to publish it that day.


No big deal right? Not like I'm asking you to write me a 1000 word essay or nothing. I know...its hard to think of women's accomplishments in technology....which is the reason it needs to be done! Because (although you'd never hear it) women have accomplished many things and made a great many advacements in technology.

TO find out more:http://chocolateandvodka.com/2009/01/06/join-me-on-ada-lovelace-day/

*************To sign the Pledge (come'on you know you want to):************************ http://www.pledgebank.com/AdaLovelaceDay

I know...there's effort involved...what can I say? Sorry!