Are millennials doomed to failure?


“They’re too lazy”, said one

“All they do is peer into their smart phones and watch video clips,” said another

“There really is no hope for them now,” said a third man

So I thought deeply on whether the younger generation is as idle and useless as these older men portrayed

I know that when I started my career, those who were 20 years senior to me would laugh at my mistakes

“You don’t know how to work hard,” my boss would say

“A little bit of effort and research, and you wouldn’t have made a stupid mistake like that,” he would say

“It’s watching too much TV that makes you so inefficient,” said a manager

And they all thought that my generation wouldn’t do as well as they did, that it would be a miracle if we didn’t turn into drug addicts

And so it will always be

I belong to a generation which appeared to have a bright future

A new country had emerged, and we all wanted serve Pakistan

In our formative years, we had to work hard at our studies

If we didn’t do our homework, we would receive a sound thrashing on our butts with a hard cane

In those days, no one had heard of the rights of children

Books were rare and expensive, and we had to travel long distances in public buses and sit in libraries, making notes (unlike today, when everything is available with a click of the mouse)

If we had a cold and fever, our parents would take us to doctors only in emergencies (usually the nearest doctor was many kilometres away)

Telephones were not common, so we had to be back from play by sunset, so our parents wouldn’t have to worry

One sentence I heard my boss say will always remain in my mind, “I don’t care whether you got up late, or you missed the bus, or it was raining heavily and your house was flooded, all I know is that you didn’t complete your work on time

Next time this happens, stay at home, you’ll get your termination letter by post

” And so we were always on our toes, working even on holidays to ensure that we kept our jobs

So, despite all odds, we did manage to succeed

And I have no doubt that the generation that has replaced us will also do well

I see young men and women under forty who are already in responsible jobs, doing their best to ensure that they excel in their work

Of course, there are a few here and there who have dropped out and don’t earn enough, but such people have always been there, in every generation

So, I have every reason to believe that we should not worry about the young men and women of today, I’m sure they too will leave the world a better place than they inherited



Date:20-Jan-2017 Reference:View Original Link