
Lazy? Soliciting donations to help fund her unemployment does send a certain signal. Unrealistic expectations? Expecting to live even remotely comfortably on an entry-level salary in one of the most expensive places in the Western hemisphere probably qualifies as unrealistic. Sense of entitlement? See comments above. The letter almost seems designed to trigger an anti-millennial backlash. Given how plainly Talia Jane's words play into the commonly held stereotypes about her generation, you have to think that she had some idea of how the public might react to them. This could not be anymore millennials.txt if you tried. Openly whines about not being able to live their entitled lifestyle. It's good to see the social media addicted millennials.hoisted by their own petard. You chose a college major without high-income job prospects. You are required to pay your dues for only a year in customer service before they turn you loose writing memes and tweeting for a living. You agreed to the wages when you accepted the job. She comes off as your typical spoiled brat millennial thinking that she is entitled to things instead of earning them. Scroll to the "comments" section of any article reporting on her story and you will see the sort of armchair analysis that typically materialises in response to stories about millennials' workplace shenanigans. Her narrative and ensuing termination from Yelp have made her the latest pariah in the generation wars. Maybe Talia Jane is the ultimate millennial and has given Generation Y critics another anecdote proving there's no hope for humanity iStockĪs someone who has been drawn (at times kicking and screaming) into the study of millennials in the workplace, it didn't take long for Talia Jane's "open letter" to her CEO to come to my attention.
