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percy · 06-19-2008, 02:41 PM

In my experiences this tends to be somewhat true, however not exclusively so.

The biggest thing I have notice about people coming in to work at the firm I work for(marketing/advertising/design/publishing) is that if they have just finished university and have been in the job for a week and a half, they already think they should be CEO.

I do like their drive and motivation though find that they lack tact and oddly enough, social skills. Every thing seems rehearsed and rigid. They will sooner change the topic of conversation if they have little or no interest or knowledge of the subject. In my business that is the kiss of death. Show little or no attention to a client and say bye bye to the account.

I feel they are also individually oriented rather than teamwork wise.It seems as though they feel (some do) that somehow their inexperience and naiviety is somewhat special and that no one else has the capacity to grasp their concepts. But they soon learn otherwise,...and in time use their ears more than their mouths.

But older workers aren't the cat's ass all the time either. Having dedicated, experienced people makes more of a difference in pressure situations than anyone gives credit for and the knowledge base is multi-leveled. But the flip side is bitterness, complacency, a sense of dues paid(ie-someone else does the work and they get credit) and aloftness(dreaming of retiring)

But in a pinch would I take on a 25 year newby full of piss and vinegar or a experienced, savvy 45 year old pro as a partner? No doubt, experience wins the day,..the 45 year old would be the one.One reason-sense of purpose. That sense of purpose is very hard to find in young people, I think mainly due to their lack of loyalty at such an early stage in their careers.

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percy Addict	In my experiences this tends to be somewhat true, however not exclusively so. The biggest thing I have notice about people coming in to work at the firm I work for(marketing/advertising/design/publishing) is that if they have just finished university and have been in the job for a week and a half, they already think they should be CEO. I do like their drive and motivation though find that they lack tact and oddly enough, social skills. Every thing seems rehearsed and rigid. They will sooner change the topic of conversation if they have little or no interest or knowledge of the subject. In my business that is the kiss of death. Show little or no attention to a client and say bye bye to the account. I feel they are also individually oriented rather than teamwork wise.It seems as though they feel (some do) that somehow their inexperience and naiviety is somewhat special and that no one else has the capacity to grasp their concepts. But they soon learn otherwise,...and in time use their ears more than their mouths. But older workers aren't the cat's ass all the time either. Having dedicated, experienced people makes more of a difference in pressure situations than anyone gives credit for and the knowledge base is multi-leveled. But the flip side is bitterness, complacency, a sense of dues paid(ie-someone else does the work and they get credit) and aloftness(dreaming of retiring) But in a pinch would I take on a 25 year newby full of piss and vinegar or a experienced, savvy 45 year old pro as a partner? No doubt, experience wins the day,..the 45 year old would be the one.One reason-sense of purpose. That sense of purpose is very hard to find in young people, I think mainly due to their lack of loyalty at such an early stage in their careers.