Millennials: The Exotic Birds That We Keep Feeding, But Shouldn’t by @nylons

TL;DR: Millennials don't want anything different than anyone else; they just have the nerve to ask for it.

We're spending thousands (millions) of dollars a year to understand them.

Who are they?

Born after 1982.

They are very educated.

They are very mobile. 

They are underemployed.

Pejoratives to describe Millennials:

Coddled

Lazy

Entitled

Delusional 

Maybe these are functions of their drive, rather than poor characterizations? These are a result of their ability to disrupt. Disruption is a good thing. 

They used to say the same thing about Gen-X. They used to call us "slackers." Now we're the revenue generators.

Millennials are driven. Millennials like collaborative environments. 

Millennials are not:

Coddled- they are confident

Lazy- they are balanced

Entitled- they are adept and adaptable

Delusional- they are optimistic.