Generation Y began in 1977-1982. It is not black and white, it is a shaded gray area. Some people in this time frame will identify with Generation X while others may identify with Generation Y. It mostly depends on their parents, friends, and childhood upbringing. The peak of Generation Y was from 1982-1993. Nearly all …
Generation Y Changing the Way We Watch Movies
Echo boomers are changing the way we view TV and movies. The same day Blockbuster, a 25 year old movie rental store, declares bankruptcy (link), Netflix, a 13 year old online movie rental company, declares it will be focusing on streaming content online (link). This is another example of the shift away from physical forms …
Graduate with Excellent Credit: 5 Ways to Jump Start your Credit Score
Echo boomers are growing up in a difficult financial time. Everywhere you turn, there are products and services to check your credit, monitor your credit, fix your credit. Its for good reason too – your credit score is important. If you want to buy a car, a house – or even rent an apartment – …
Ask an Echo Boomer
We have added a new page and forum topic to the site that allows the public to ask questions to be answered by someone from Gen Y. If you have a question (example, “why do echo boomers like iPod and iPhones so much” or “what can my company do to retain Generation Y employees”), this …
Gen Y: What is Most Important in Life?
This poll is to judge what is important in life for Gen Y. Is Generation Y more relaxed, ambitious, greedy, egotistical, or just plain balanced? Please feel free to cast your vote if you are from Gen Y (born in 80s and 90s), comment, or join the discussion in the forum on why you chose …
Generation Y: Assertive with High Standards in the Workplace
While some have dubbed Generation Y as being lazy with a sense of self-entitlement, these are just misunderstandings and baseless generalizations made by older generations. From the Millennials point of view, the world is held to a high set of standards which is inherited perspective passed down from the parents and reinforced by society’s culture. …
Date/Age Range of Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y
Here is the date range comparison between these 3 generations. Note that the start and end date are debatable. As I said in a previous post, generations don’t end with black and white borders. They fade into one another, so you will see an overlap of age. Without further adieu, here are the ranges: Baby …
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