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a challenge. Without that, there really wasn’ t any excitement in the work. cynthia leon: What I look for in a workplace is basically between a Gen Xer and millennial. If I had to pick one thing, it would definitely be the challenge. The first thing I look for in any job is if I am being challenged and feeling like I’ m constantly progressing. The second is flexibility. The flexibility is probably the thing I appreciate the most in my current job alongside the opportunities. virginia valdez: I would say that the top motivating factor for me is to have opportunity for growth. I think you probably hear that all the time, it’ s pretty typical of millennials. But, I’ m in a position right now where I’ m wanting to do more and wanting to learn more— to take on more responsibility. When I think of an“ opportunity for growth,” I think of growing within a company.
what’ s a stereotype / myth / misconception about your generation that really annoys you? rosemary brester: I think that what most that comes up is that there was such a hippie movement at that time. I don’ t like to be categorized with that and I chose not to be part of that. I think that’ s one thing they remember us for. They don’ t remember us for going and fighting a war and how many people were lost and the sacrifices that were made. That’ s really heartfelt for me. shiloh schauer: I don’ t know if I know a stereotype of Gen Xers. I know we hear a lot about millennials and we stereotype them a lot, but I don’ t know that I could speak to that. Maybe we’ re the hidden generation that no one is talking about— the middle ground? austin neilson: I think it’ s the stereotype that millennials are lazy, uninterested and selfish. I don’ t think it’ s that way at all. While there are certainly a lot of good reasons to look at the generational divide, I think that if you look back to what the greatest generation was saying about the baby boomer generation 40-50 years ago, you would see a lot of similarities. I don’ t think that as millennials we’ re some unique generation. I think that we’ re put on a pedestal because of the technology side. I really think that if you look back through generational shifts that you’ ll see a lot of parallels from decades ago, to what they are today. It’ s ironic that baby boomers are saying things about millennials that the greatest generation said about them back in the‘ 60’ s and‘ 70’ s. As a student of history, that makes me chuckle.
Rosemary Brester, president / CEO of Hobart Machined Products, Inc.( right), with then-CEO and President of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Ray Conner at last year’ s Boeing centennial celebration in Seattle. Joining them( from left) are Shaunta Hyde of Alaska Airlines and Kelly Maloney of the Aerospace Futures Alliance.
Virginia Valdez, a recruiter with BBSI, at the AWB Small Business Outreach Tour stop in Wenatchee.
barry hullett: The one that annoys me the most is that the baby boomers, my generation, are responsible for all environmental issues. Personally, I deeply care for the environment. I graduated as an environmental engineer.
We all realize that early industry was focused on production more than the environment. I believe
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