7.4. NO PRIVACY

Log on to a personal profile on Facebook or MySpace and don't be surprised to see a topless young woman in a suggestive pose or a barely clad young man chugging a beer. The exhibitionists will probably also be sharing steamy details of their latest sexual conquests. What if those were your employees? Maybe they are.

Millennials are an open book, incredibly uninhibited and oblivious to boundaries. They show little sense of discretion in their willingness to tell all and show all, whether in blogs, on gossip sites like Juicy Campus, or on their own social networking pages. Their online connections and conversations are making waves in the workplace, causing employers to shake their heads over this generation's lack of propriety ...

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