Generation Y
Just got back from an interesting event called "Generation Y: Work, consumption, thoughts, business and fun." A series of half-hour presentations by speakers from diverse backgrounds (age, profession, region), attended by around 150 ppl.
A lot of information that i had already heard, but also a lot of new insights, ideas and references. And extra satisfying because i was there alone and the whole event was in Portuguese (that means more than 4hrs of speeches absorbed!)
Particularly eye-opening to learn many of the traits i identify in myself are considered to be typical of my generation. Impatience, curiosity, self-confidence, connectivity, anxiety, indecisiveness, independence, relentless search for new experiences & challenges. Useful for me to realize that, although i grew up on the other side of the world, i can identify in many ways with my peer group here in Brazil (the global nature of the theme was touched upon, but the main focus was Generation Y in Brazil) and also these are not characteristics unique to AIESECers (something i have tended to assume) and therefore i still need to bear these things in mind in my work even though i'm working much less with AIESEC these days.
Great to have the opportunity to attend this kind of event (and for free!). Already looking forward to the next one! (there's that impatience again...)
A lot of information that i had already heard, but also a lot of new insights, ideas and references. And extra satisfying because i was there alone and the whole event was in Portuguese (that means more than 4hrs of speeches absorbed!)
Particularly eye-opening to learn many of the traits i identify in myself are considered to be typical of my generation. Impatience, curiosity, self-confidence, connectivity, anxiety, indecisiveness, independence, relentless search for new experiences & challenges. Useful for me to realize that, although i grew up on the other side of the world, i can identify in many ways with my peer group here in Brazil (the global nature of the theme was touched upon, but the main focus was Generation Y in Brazil) and also these are not characteristics unique to AIESECers (something i have tended to assume) and therefore i still need to bear these things in mind in my work even though i'm working much less with AIESEC these days.
Great to have the opportunity to attend this kind of event (and for free!). Already looking forward to the next one! (there's that impatience again...)
posted by Rob at
4:08 AM
3 Comments:
Impatient? You? Never... hahahaha
Love u!
There u were, getting to know more and more of Gen Y. I was here, tried my very best to be patient in listening other Gen (much older) talking on why Gen Z do what they do and what can they do with it.
Trust me love, i was trying my very best not to show my Gen Y on Impatient!!! hard one.
xox
yeah, I felt the same when I read my first full-blown article on Generation Y. A lot sounded just very familiar... Hope you are doing good!
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