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hola ps no se si me puedan ayudar pero para alguien que ps sepa necesito una refleccion del video de simon sinek milenials in the workplace

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Simon Sinek makes a good point by pointing out that Millenials are entitled and that they have been taught this by several elements around them. In most cases what they want out of life is quite idealistic. They want to make an impact bean bags and free food and yet they are not happy, but they are not happy because no one has taught them that there is a process to get there. They need to learn to enjoy the process. Instant gratification is one of the most difficult thins to overcome. Everything we want is at the tips of our hands, when we order something on line and get it the next day. I think this is absolutely true. Millenials rarely have to work hard or for long periods to obtain something and therefore they learn this as a norm. I agree that they are not the ones to blame but at a certain point, when they grow up, they should at least be smart enough to reflect on this and try to adapt to their new environment. When Simon Sinek says that it is up to the companies to teach them the social coping mechanisms and to raise their self esteem, it seems extremely paternalistic to me. Wouldn't that be denying them the chance to face a challenge and try to meet new expectations. I certainly think that things like telling kids that they are special and they deserve everything and giving them an award for nothing is not the way to go and needs to change, but do we want to put it on companies to help Millenials adapt to real jobs? Social media and cell phones are definitely a different thing to cope with. They are part of them and I do not think they will leave their phones behind as easily as Sinek says he can. This is just easily proven by the age difference. He was not born into this technology he had to learn how to use it. I agree with the fact that people have to interact and learn how to interact with each other and I even think the idea of not having phones in meetings is an excellent idea, however, do we become a policing agent for this or are we going to trust them? Trusting them seems quite impossible form Mr. Sinek's point of view since he sees it as an addiction. I do not think this is an easy task and I don't believe it is up to companies to try to fix it or help them. I do believe that parents, education and environments have to change to not create this kind of generation again. How do we do this? Parents more and more provide kids with cell phones at a young age. Personal interactions are less promoted and jobs rarely provide the satisfaction everyone is looking for. We need to reflect on this at a further, deeper level and define who we are a society and Millenials are responsible for this too. They need to be accountable for becoming functional and happy adults in the workplace, and successful social human beings. If companies take this into their hands they are enabling them once more and feeding their entitlement. Just wait. Next time Millenials will be demanding that companies have these type of benefits for them or else they will not work there.