Millennials have figured everything out, we do not know this yet, they do not know this yet, but it seems to me that they have figured it out.
In short, all Millennial engagements are mostly transnational - they come in, they want TLC immediately, they want clear career paths, they want respect, advancement, continuous learning, great pay, and above all they want to be treated nice. All of this they want right now, right after they join the workforce.
For us, old-timers, this strikes an awkward tone. We feel they need to earn their chops, to earn all of this, gosh, look at the sacrifices we did to get where we are - all of this needs to be earned. But, our reasoning is flawed!
The concept of a corporation evolved over last three decades, while my generation's mind set did not. While we put in long hours and give everything to the company, the company changed - it has no more loyalty and you can be kicked to the curb at any given point in time (as we witnessed this week). No matter what you did, you are exposed and disposable. The contract is not valid any more, we give everything to the company - company gives back only sometimes...
So, to survive and to be successful, a new approach by the worker is needed. The worker needs to act just like the Millennials do, he or she needs to be self focused and the relationship with the corporation needs to remain transaction. This required an evaluation of each transaction upon it's completion and a decision if the transnational relationship should continue or cease.
Kids always get it right, that's why we as species keep improving....
PS. I am not a native speaker, so my line of reasoning and sentence structure might be off a bit, I do hope you get the point though...
I am not the OP, I stole this from Nike's board and I liked the post (it was fairly generic, so I thought it would fit nicely) - Source: https://www.thelayoff.com/t/P3fe3ST