Reviews for Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage Generation Y

The average rating for Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage Generation Y based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-04-14 00:00:00 Stephen List I found that the most positive reviews of this book came from the audience it was written for: anyone not in Gen Y. I personally discovered the contents of this book to be based on sweeping generalizations from thin, alleged traits of anyone born into Gen Y. The opening pages condescendingly created an hilariously unbalanced perspective of the juvenile stereotype of Gen Yers...so unbelievably over the top I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Luckily, I have a Baby Boomer dictating this review for me...making sure I'm staying on task...and I consulted my helicopter parents before reading this book so we could jointly go over my "options." Thank GOD my parents and professors held my hand every step of the way through graduate school while I worked full-time and independently sought out scholarships. I did all this so I could exchange my healthy benefits from the job I've held down for more than 5 years for another job I'll take on a whim to "be with my friends." Hmmmm....

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-31 00:00:00 Michael Murphy How can we effectively manage Generation Y? Coddle them. Accommodate them. Give them as much attention as their helicopter parents did (and probably still do). Great advice, huh? Well, the author has a point: this generation has been over-scheduled and over-parented. As a result, managers will have to engage in the behavior that this generation has grown to expect. Ridiculous? Yes. Sickening? You got it. Practical? Absolutely.