You can't generalize people by their age.....

One of my biggest pet peeves is people who think everyone who is 20-28 have the same mindset and maturity level. I would get mad b/c people that thought Jim and I were crazy for being together because of our age difference. Yes... 15 yrs is significant, but I consider myself to act much older than 26 and Jim acts much younger than 41. Until you really know people you shouldn't judge or make assumptions.
1st Assumption:
--Kristi is dating Jim b/c he has money. FALSE
--Jim just likes partying so he wants someone young. FALSE--I'm not a party girl.
--Everything I own, Jim bought. FALSE. ( I bought my own damn tahoe, Thank you!)

I consider myself to be well educated, down to earth, very mature for my age, and I have a job where I make decent $--this allows me to buy MYSELF nice things.

Now that I cleared that up... Second issue I have came across... Work.

The older generation at LM thinks that all recent college grads and the 20-28 range are all the same. This is so far from the truth. I will admit there are many younger people I work with that make the rest of us look bad. I feel like now, the few of us that are hard working and don't expect handouts have to prove ourselves to our managers, directors, etc. Not all of us come out of school thinking we are better than the older generation and deserve more.
2nd Assumption:

--Recent grads want to come out of school making at least 75K and have a higher level/position. FALSE (believe it or not, most of us know we need to work our way up thru the corp. ladder)
--Younger generation thinks they know everything about their current job. FALSE. (most of us will admit we are learning and must communcate with the seasoned employees in order to learn all aspects of the job, program, corp, etc.
--If you don't give "them" the money and titles they want, they will leave. FALSE. (most people understand that the money comes with years and experience. We do not all walk in expecting to make more than our managers or co workers).

That is just a few things that have came up lately that really bother me. It only takes a few to make a whole group look bad. That is why at LM many people hesitate to work with or teach the new hires/recent grads. I think I have "proved" myself within my group that I am a little different then others when it comes to these issues, but I know this is still a major problem in the workplace.

People need to step back, assess the situation, and realize that they should be thankful for even having a job right now. What is the difference if you are not making the 75K you think you deserve, you will get there eventually but it takes patience and experience.
Key Note: Pissing off your managers/coworkers will not get you anywhere but farther away from your goals....