Anthony G.

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Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace

According to Simon Sinek, we, millennials is the generation of weaknesses of all time.
Cause millennials nowadays shows some negative habits or doings. For example, lots of
addiction in social media, gambling too much, smoking, drinking alcohols, drug abuse, instant
gratification, that causes increase rate of depression and suicidal rate among millennials. Simon
Sinek’s documentary comment about millennials if very truthful and evident. Simon Sinek
named 4 category that affects how the millennials get their behavior and attitudes these days.
Starting with Parenting, Technology, Impatient and Environment. Parenting, because most of us
needs approval of their parents to get what we wanted to get in times of our childhood but as
time goes by, we start thinking and pleasing our ‘peers’ approval. Which results an attention
seeker millennial. Second is technology. In this category he explains about how social media
affects every single adolescents. Technology and social media affects on how adolescents or
millennials handle their coping mechanism. They rely on how people’s sees them in social
media. That makes technology an addiction to everyone. Just like gambling and alcohols, social
media is also a habbit which is dangerous when too much. Next is impatient. Millennials
nowadays easily give up on the things they wanted. One rejection and they gave up all of the
things they’d sacrifice. They can’t wait for the bigger opportunities waiting for them. Lastly is
environment. Millennials acts based on their environment. Which is causing an incongruence in
their self-identity. They don’t have originality they just want to fit in not to stand out.

What is the problem of ‘millennials’ according to Sinek?

>> Millennials addiction to gambling, drugs, technologies, etc. They easily gave up on
the things they wanted in just one rejection. They easily affected on the things what other
people threw on them. Millennials nowadays is the generation of weakness according to him.

What are the contributing info of his stated problems?

>> The way how millennials acts in the present time. Also the increase of suicidal and
depression rate of millennials, and many more.

What are the skills that millennials must learn to stop its occurrence and/or to help them
cope with real life challenges?

>> Millennials must learn how to build their own coping mechanism and not just by
basing on social media. They must learn how to handle things on their own and not by
mimicking peer groups. They must learn the true originality in their passion. They must find the
congruence of their self-identity to solve and identify their own problems.