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I was looking for some articles and resources on Generation Y when I came across this hypothetical interview between a boss and a Generation Y job applicant. Here is the interview,
Gen-Y: Nice to meet you. Like your suit. Amarni? Now don’t be nervous.
Just a few questions.
Boss: Sure.
Gen-Y: Let’s start with pay. How much? It’s not that I care about money at all.
But I do care about work-life balance… and you have to have a certain lifestyle
to achieve the right balance…
Boss: Of course.
Gen-Y: And while we are on the subject; hours. I can’t start until 9.30 as I am
running a small eBay business and need to be talking to the US first thing in
the morning by Skype which I have to do from home so…
Boss: I completely understand.
Gen-Y: And I like a regular lunch break at the same time every day because
I do pilates which is sooo important.
Boss: Umm, sure, can I get you a glass of water?
Gen-Y: Is it tap? I don’t drink tap.
Boss: Of course… we’re getting imported water from Italy in next week…
Gen-Y: Are those your office chairs?
Boss: Yes…
Gen-Y: I only sit on a fitball – and I prefer pink although I’m not fussy.
Boss: We can do pink.
Gen-Y: Would I sit there, near you?
Boss: Yes…
Gen-Y: That wouldn’t suit. I have a sensitive back so I need to do stretching
every 10 minutes so I should probably have that office over there.
Hope that’s not a problem…
Boss: No…
Gen-Y: I am very ambitious. How quickly can I get promoted and
earn more than you?
Boss: Not long at all…
Gen-Y: That was a joke, but that’s good to hear anyway. There isn’t much
point discussing the job. I don’t expect to be doing it for long, as I have plans
to travel next year – some volunteer work in the States that hopefully will lead
to a high profile job at the UN. But back to me – I was thinking about my title.
Boss: Yes…
Gen-Y: Of course no one knows what a PA does anymore, so I am thinking
Executive (administration) on my business card.
Boss: Absolutely.
Gen-Y: And of course you will be mentoring me as I need to grow in this job…
Boss: Of course.
Gen-Y: And I need a copy of your environmental policy…
Boss: Ummm.
Gen-Y: It is sooo important to be Green.
Boss: We love Green.
Gen-Y: Cool. We could get the walls painted… I am thinking a nice lime…
Oh, is that the time? Do you mind calling me a taxi? I’m running late for
my next interview…
I have one question to ask all you Gen. Y folks : Is this true? 
This interview was written by Aunty B to help answer the frustration of an employer on hiring Generation Y . You can find the interview and other related Gen Y questions and answers from Aunty B here.
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Soooo true ;]
except for green/fit part of it
I’m early Gen Y and this is definitely not true for me.
There’s been a lot of assumptions and generalisations made about Gen Ys lately and frankly, most of the them are absolute nonsense.
while this is true of gen-y, i think ..this sort of thinking and doing is not just with gen-y either. people are sick and fed up with doing same-old all the time.
Absolutely 100% true. Did you copy the transcript from my last job interview??
Its right and wrong. We are def. ambitious and have big expectations. But I don’t think we come across that direct. We understand paying dues and doing things 1 step at a time. We don’t like it but we understand it haha.
Thanks for sharing your views guys. I don’t have anything against Gen. Yers cause I am a Gen Y myself. It seems to be stereotyped a little but I do agree that sometimes Generation Y tend to set the bar a little too high for themselves.
That was really lame, and couldn’t be further from the truth for the majority of Gen Y’ers.
I am an older gen Y’er and I don’t think this was all that true. Yes we want to travel and have a work/life balance. And yes we want to advance. However, we are hard working and we will get the job done. We will wear many hats at our job and we will do it with a smile if we feel we are getting the credit we deserve. We do like flexibility but we understand if it simply can’t be done. The only reason we tend to move from job to job is because we want advancement, we want more opportunity, and we may feel mistreated, misunderstood or taken advantage of. This would cause us to move on to a new company. We also feel like life is short so why should we settle for less then the best life we can have. We were raised in a time where we experienced some of the worse wars against our country, economic turmoil as well as the demise of Enron, Pensions and healthcare. If we don’t trust you will take care of us, why would we want to work for you.