I've seen "your typical Millennial" that gives every manager a stomach ulcer:-(
However, I've also seen young people of Millennial age, and there is absolutely "nothing millennial" about them. I tell them: "What sort of a Millennial are you? There is nothing Millennial about you! You are giving the rest of them Millennials a bad name:-) You know what, as far as being a Millennial is concerned, you are FIRED!" They giggle and tell me: "Thanks, that's the best compliment I've ever got."
Did you know, "Not All Millennials are like that!"? As a leadership coach, I've coached and trained 4 different types of Millennials...
On a scale from 1 to 10, just exactly how frustrated are you, when it comes to managing millennials on your team? 11? or maybe 12?
I am sorry:
You hired the wrong person:-)
You did not set the right "frame" for the relationship between you and your employees - you allowed your employees to take control of the narrative.
What are the 4 different types of Millennials?
What are the 2 criteria you should use to evaluate millennials?
What are the 4 different types of Millennials?
For your current employees who are millennials:
Which ones should be promoted?
Which ones should be coached?
Which ones should be "utilized"?
Which ones should be fired?
If you want to solve this challenge:
You need to do/learn/hear what is necessary