Listen to the Voices of Gen Y:
I always had to go and ask for [more work] several times a day. I wish they had given me more responsibility to begin with. I think they weren’t sure if I could handle everything—which wasn’t a big deal…. They would just give everyone really little chunks of things to do.
— 20-Year-Old Public Relations Intern
My manager never gave me work to do, so I felt like I was worthless and wasting company money.
— 20-Year-Old Office Assistant
I work for an insurance company in an extremely boring office. The beginning of the summer was especially boring. All I did was go over files. It was like [being in the film] Groundhog Day. I did the same thing every day. Now that I’m done with that project, there’s nothing for me to ...
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