October 2007 - Gen Y Life

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Generation Y Life - October 2007

So sorry for the absence

October 29th 2007 08:35

Hello my lovlies, no I have not been asleep on the job, just barred from updating my blog -among other things- via a lack of internet connection.

A few days ago a change in internet provider was required due to the imaginary sevice that was being provided despite the real dollars being paid. The new provider is even worse if such a thing is possible in every sense of the word.

Currently on the phone to them now, I've been on hold for over half an hour and it doesn't seem like I'll be getting through to anyone soon. I called a few days ago but the lady I spoke to said she couldn't help and that they were passing me onto a 'level 2 technitian' who would call me within 2 days. Well, no one's called me back so I'm in the process of chasing them up right now. I suppose it'd be too much to ask for a litte service.

If I get my connection fixed this evening, I should start making up for lost time tomorrow. Yes I'm online now and able to view pages, but that doesn't mean it'll be the same in a second from now so that's why I haven't started blogging again just yet. Just hang tight my lovlies, all will be back to normal soon.

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What are we aiming for?

October 29th 2007 08:18

Ask any member of Gen Y what their goal is and I guarantee the majority will answer in terms of career. They want to be manager by age 25, they want to work for such-and-such a firm. Poor Gen Y, there must be something wrong with our wiring or hearing... or understanding of the word 'goal' because nowhere in the dictionary does sit say that goals must be career related. Still, Generation I Misinterpret Everything wants to share its career plans with you- pity they don't rage far beyond "I want a good job". Sad but true; of the persons that I interviewed there were no plans to be remembered in history, no plans for political or financial greatness, just the broad, only partially thought about answer of wanting a good job. Well, as long as you’re happy...

Ah happiness, this is the second most common answer I stumbled over in my hunt for goals to be achieved. How this happiness is to achieved remains undefined, but this may go some way to explain the lack of clear goals. It seems that rather than following a set of plans in a quest for benchmarks, my contemporaries would rather desire the effect of happiness and mix and match their way through life until they find a way to do things that brings a smile to their faces... fair enough. Just as long as you don't end up living of my tax dollars and doing nothing, it's okay with me.

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Administration- more hindrance than help

October 23rd 2007 10:48

Oh admin, you keep the system running but my God you're a nightmare if anyone ever needs to deal with you directly! Truly a master of Pass The Buck, you can have hapless soul bouncing back and forth between staff for hours before they give up and go home, non the wiser as to how to solve their problems. Having recently experienced this lack of administration, I set out to reassure myself that it wasn't just a nasty joke on me and that there were others out there who were suffering like me. I found more like me, and I will share with you their experiences, but let's get the ball rolling with mine.

I couldn't find the info I was looking for and a certain website so I phoned the office that dealt with my topic. I had been trying to call from Thursday but all I kept getting was the answering machine. Come Monday and the phone STILL wasn't being answered so I sent off and email and fished around for another number that dealt with the same issue. The lady that answered sounded like she had just woken up and got snappy at me when I misunderstood her question and thus answered it incorrectly. She pointed me in the right direction but I think I might need to call again because I'm still missing information. I have no clue if my phone calls or email to Person A were ever received.

A big part of administration is paper work despite us being Generation We Live in the Digital Age. An even more exiting part of administration is finding out your paper work was mishandled and as such your request will not be granted, you've missed out and you're facing some sort of default notice when in fact, you did not default. May sound like a total nightmare but it’s actually quite common place. The Research Rodents discussed it quite casually and even had similar experiences, so your theory of these just being on-offs just went out the window.

But Wynona, I can here you thinking, administration isn't just about sending people and paperwork in random directions, and it’s also about misinformation. Quite right you are my dear, which is why 'correct at the time of publication' has been turning up in disclaimers left, right and centre. Never mind that the publication is form 25 years ago- it was correct then and we expect you to find a way to make it work for you now. Oh and that's assuming there was a publication to begin with.

Let's say you have more than one commitment in your life and you'd like to find out about some deadlines and expectations so that you can work them into the rest of your life. You ask the person that sets such criteria to tell you what they expect so that you can commence synchronizing them into your existing routine but lo and behold, they have no clue what’s going on. Yes dear citizen, just because they want you to hold a conversation in Italian sometime this month does not mean they know when, for how long your conversation should last, what you will be marked on or what your conversation should cover. But should you dare to not turn up for this assessment or meet the criteria, rest assured that you will fail and this will go on your permanent record. Just another day in the Kafkaesque world of admin ladies and gentlemen.

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How much of this 'sleep' thing are you getting?

October 22nd 2007 10:23

In an article I read somewhere (this can also be read as 'I made up this statistic') that an adult should have 7-8 hours sleep per day. Certainly I don't get that amount, I have insomnia. Quite a few of my friends don't get anywhere near that amount because they're total party animals and some get much more than that for reasons unknown. Well, they could due rehearsing for the part of Sleeping Beauty. But seeing and I couldn’t think of anyone in any of my circles that gets this amount of sleep, I wondered what the rest of Generation Sleep Deprived do when they should be rejuvenating their batteries.

There is a very good chance that they are finishing (or in some disturbing cases) starting their assignments. Just because they've had the better part of 11 weeks to make a dent in their 'To Do' pile doesn’t mean they have. They haven’t failed an assessment task yet so their strategy seems to be working. While some stress and vow to never leave things to the last minute again, others cruise by planning to start as assignment on the very day its due- even if this is right after a big night out. Assignments and sleep time seem to go hand in hand but don't ask me why we can't seem to work unless the city is asleep and the deadline is less than a day away

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The hobbies of tomorrow's decision makers

October 20th 2007 09:34

I know what you do during you spare time and it makes me sick, so to balance out that awful sight I went in search of what the rest of Generation Y like to do with their time off. Crouching in the bushes, camera in hand and camouflaged gear on, I began to document what my contemporaries get up to when they think they're alone. Hang on- is this my day I'm describing or yours?

Inverted photo of a flower painting/montage by me

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How shall we travel 'round our fair city?

October 18th 2007 01:47

Youngsters of today, leaders of tomorrow; how do you get from here to there? Yes alright, that sentence need to be reworked but right now it's the best I can do so keep your shirt on. Not content with knowing whether you bathe or shower, why you drink and how many of you are smokers, this little blogger wants to know how your little butts commute around the city.

Well, despite the ailling rail services of New South Wales in particular, it seems a fair amount of you get from Point A to Point B (and on the week ends Point C) on one of our fair state's trains. Part of this is down to price, I mean you can save up for a ticket but it's considerably harder to save up for a car. Part of this is convenience, I mean have you tried driving/attemped parking in the citiy's CBD? It's a bloody nightmare, I reckon the majority of people in therapy only decided they needed to speak to someone after they drove through the city for a day- awful stuff. And so I guess part of it is also down to access; you can see the train station and the train. Once the doors open you can get on and off, it's not like no exiting between 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. Now, if only the trains went a little beyond snail pace and didn't break down on the day of your High School Finals or very important job interviews, I reckon we'd all be quite happy to take the train

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Smells like celebrity

October 17th 2007 00:40

Just when you thought the world of marketing had finally reached its limits, Elizabeth Taylor did come along with her White Diamonds perfume and open the flood gates to the realm of designer celebrity scents. If you think it ends there I suggest you look away to hold onto your delusion because you're everyday practical deodorant -although not celebrity endorsed- has also jumped on the band wagon of smell saying something about you and brought out ranges to compliment your unique personality. I hope for you sake, dear reader you know that 'your scent' is mass manufactored and distributed internationally.

Now, because no male research rodent put his tail in the air to indicate they'd like to participate in this little fact finding expedition it looks like this is going to be a female dominated post... although considering that I am female, I suspect even if I had male participants this entry would still reek of femininity. But anyway let's move along! Does anyone know what "I s2 NY" is

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Are we a generation of bathers of showerers?

October 16th 2007 00:53

So does Gen Y like like to splish and splash to announce they're having a bath on a Saturday night, or do we like to hop into a shower 2 people at a time to conserve water? As one survey participant remarked 'what a strange thing to write about' but I maintain that I am providing a civil service, so goggles on and bottoms up we we delve into generation Water Consumption's self-cleansing habits.

It seems baths are very much about splishing and splashing, oh and can someone please pass me the bubble bath? Thanks

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Blame the alcohol- everyone else is.

October 14th 2007 07:29

Alcohol and western culture- like hand to glove. When we have something to celebrate, we drink. When we're just catching up with mates or looking to unwind, a drink is generally involved. Another time when drinking seems to feature quite prevalently in our lives is when we've stuffed up and done something that requires an explanation- the Cronulla Riots for example. Apparently a peaceful demonstration turned violent due to the amount of piss consumed. Thne there are the drunks that make their way up your street at 2 in the morning singing or arguing at the top of their lungs. The fact that I've already labeled them as drunks should indicate that I suspect their alcohol consumption is at the heart of their lack of consideration for those of us that are attempting to sleep. The list of highly stupid, dangerous and anti-social things that happen when people are off their face could and does well and truly continue but I have to move this post along so you'll excuse me for cutting the list off here.

So, dear ladies and gentlemen, do we really have a problem with not knowing when to stop drinking, or do we use "I was drunk" as a way out of our responsibilities? Well, my research (which isn't worth much) indicates that when alcohol is around, those that end up in engaging in highly silly acts kept on drinking with the intention of ending up in such a state

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Generation Fast Food

October 10th 2007 07:05

What can we say about the relation between the second last generation of the alphabet and fast food? A lot of stuff really, so each to his own 'cause I'm not going to bother myself with typing it all up. Excellent, great journalism skill on my behalf, I can see this post is shaping up to be a real corker- full of information. Ha-ha, that's funny. But seriously, exactly how integrated are fast food and average Gen Y lives? A fair bit apparently, one survey conducted in Chicago found that the average Gen Yer ate out 24 times a month. Yikes, I guess that makes me abnormal, but that's hardly a revelation.

What else is known about Gen Y and fast food? Well it seems brand loyalty is next to non-existent. What's that, your sore has been operating for 500 years and my family has bought from you for generations? I don't care, you store's over there and I'd have to walk to get to it. I'm sorry mate, but if it's not in arms reach I'm not after it. For us the emphasis is on the food being fast, and not on the fact that it’s food. Actually come to think of it, chances are its more preservative and wrapping than anything else but hey, let's not trouble ourselves with that highly plausible possibility. We don't care what it's made of; we just want to eat it- now. Brand what now? How the Hell stole my French fries

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Do we live to work or work to live?

October 9th 2007 01:30

Where exactly does 'work' fit in on our lives To Do list? Towards the bottom somewhere apparently, squished in just before we run out of room. See, your average kid probably went out and got a part-time job while at school because it was something to do. Okay, certainly a little extra money wouldn’t have hurt when putting together a stand out look, (this is Generation Look At Me, after all) but in general your average young person doing a spot of work was not looking to invest in the stock exchange.

Well that's all well and good Wynona, but what about careers? Surely these children will want to pursue their after school position or use the skills they learn to get into a similar field of work. Not necessarily my dear reader. The seniors among us may remember (providing the dementia isn't too far advanced) that you started working for a company and you retired from that same company. This is a thing of the past, with few Gen Yers still working their McJob 6 years later and even fewer following in the career footsteps of their family. Things are fast now; consume, dispose, again. You might get a casual job over Xmas, lose it in February, write down the skills gained on your resume, use that to get a better paid job closer to home and chuck it in when you and some friends use the money you've saved to go backpacking in Europe for a year. Work is now about enjoying life more than it is getting money to pay the bills and save for a mortgage. Remember, 4 in 10 of us think we will never own our home. Quit a few of us are up for the shared living experience and we tend to be leaving home later than ever. There are even boomerang kids among us, meaning they move out then move back in. Charming

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Let's go bar hopping Swedish style.

October 6th 2007 10:06

'ello 'ello by lovelies, how are you on this glorious October evening? Really? That's no good, but you know what they say- that which does not kill you... Well, while I may not have the cure for what ales you, I do have a dodgy and brief insight into what young Swedes get up to when they are confronted with a bar or two. Now before you go packing your bags and heading anywhere, allow me to issue this bit of information to you; Swedes pay the most tax of all the tax paying people on the planet, so should you be in Sweden ever for anything I suggest you be accompanied by your life savings.

And now that that's out of the way, may I suggest you familiarise yourself with Snaps aka Brännvin or Akvavit (meaning life water)? 'tis a traditional spiced Swedish drink concocted from either potato or grain alcohol but can also have a variety of fruit flavours. The drinking of this beverage involves making eye contact with ones drinking partners, making the actual drinking a quick gulp, re-establishing eye contact with the others and setting your glass drown. While this drink and practice have been in existence since the dawn of time (okay, maybe slightly exaggerated) I have included it in this blog about Generation Y because the young 'uns among us are not planning to let this custom become obsolete. Bottoms up, I say

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Put your face on and let's go clubbing

October 5th 2007 10:00

First of all, my apologies for my absence these past few days, the lab was compromised by animals rights activists that took issue with my use of Research Rodents to bring you the latest developments with regards to Generation Y. Look, if they've got a better way to find out how this demographic ticks I'd like to hear it. Mmhhmm, just what I thought- silence. Well, while the lab may have been infiltrated, my cave in the mountains has not, so up yours animal rights group and hey hey to all you loyal readers.

Alright, pleasantries aside, let's get into today's nominated topic of clubbing and why youngsters do it. It is drugs? It is, isn't it? Yes, yes teens as they’re called out in their flocks getting high and raising Hell! Why, a good hiding would straighten them out, so bring back corporal punishment I say! Not quite granny. While certainly drugs are present at night clubs just as they are in offices and school yards, they are not the key reason for nightclubs being generation Y hot spots. There is a high, certainly, but it's of a natural persuasion

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The nightlife in Moscow

October 2nd 2007 09:15

Because this little Groove Terminator's research facilities are currently located in the Land Down Under, quite a few of my posts have been about the lives of Australia's Generation Y. Unfortunately, such geographic limitations have resulted in this blog reading like a manifest of things young people do in Oz rather than a true cross section of what Generation Y thinks and does around the world. But fear not my lovelies, for I have seen the error of my ways and this morning I set out to add some international Research Rodents to the lab's collection! After coming back to check the traps this afternoon, I discovered quite few mice of the Moscowvite variation had fallen for the pie in the hole covered by some shrub trick, and so today's post will be about what young people in Russia's fair capital do once the sun goes down. Now you be a good reader and amuse yourself here while I go lay the traps a' new for some more exotic delicacies. Toodles!

Ah, Moscow! With a population of 20 million and a founding year of 1147BC, it is the most populace of any European city and quite a bit older than some countries. Never mind the revolutions and famines, all this time and human capital has resulted in Russia's capital being a 24 hour city, with traffic jams just as likely at 2 in the morning as 5 in the evening. This is life dear audience, life that explodes in a celebration of itself the second the sun goes down. The darkness brings a sense of equality, it levels pride and position and all who roam the streets in its presence become united under a mystique that only the darkness can bring

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