Student Replies 1 and 2 Reply to each other students post with not less than 200 words, and include 1 reference in APA format. Student 1 Millennials in the Workplace I was a special education teacher around 2006 – 2007. When teaching I remembered students having hyperactivity, inattention and impulsive behaviors. My main focus was to help students with conduct problems to behave how they were supposed to. Now fast forward to today, I am a therapist who mainly sees children and adolescents. One of the most shocking experiences I had was a six-year-old girl who came to therapy because she didn’t want to live anymore. My heart hurt for this girl; I couldn’t wrap my mind on her young age and not wanting to live. After my initial shock, I have seen children and adolescents with depression and anxiety, not for behavioral issues in school. When viewing Simon Sinek video, it clicked how accurate what he was saying and how this generation has higher depression and anxiety rates. Characteristics of Millennial When thinking of what a millennial can bring to a workplace my first thought is their understanding of today's technology and trends. In therapy, I am astounded on how technology is part of their culture. I am more old school and not very interested in social media and technology, I view it as a necessity but not something I am focused on a daily basis. Millennials can provide in a workplace their understanding of technology and maybe train senior members on how to utilize technological devices. In the article by LaCore (2015) expressed that millennials are more available to relocate versus senior employees are more stagnant; this is another quality Millennials have they don’t fear to move and find more job opportunities. What Millennials Want Millennials may seem lazy and entitled (LaCore, 2015). When thinking of what a millennial, like myself, feel is essential in a job is to have a job that’ll pay for what I am worth. Not to be arrogant but many employers may try to find an employee that has the qualifications they need and pay less for their service. Recently one of my friends, a veteran educator with a master degree, had an interview for a position she qualified for just eight dollars an hour. LaCore (2015) stated millennials are highly likely to maintain a job as long as their employers offer advancement opportunities. College Professor Responsibility One of the experiences I had as a therapist is career counseling. I help students identify their qualities and talents and try to give them information on what career paths can best suit them. College professors have an essential role in explaining job process after graduation and how they can see their lives in the career they have chosen. When I was completing my degree in Clinical Mental Health, many of my professors explained the licensure process, that takes approximately two years to complete a residency; and what I can expect as a resident .

1. Student Replies 1 and 2
Reply to each other students post with not less than 200 words,
and include 1 reference in APA format.
Student 1
Millennials in the Workplace
I was a special education teacher around 2006 – 2007.
When teaching I remembered students having hyperactivity,
inattention and impulsive behaviors. My main focus was to help
students with conduct problems to behave how they were
supposed to. Now fast forward to today, I am a therapist who
mainly sees children and adolescents. One of the most shocking
experiences I had was a six-year-old girl who came to therapy
because she didn’t want to live anymore. My heart hurt for this
girl; I couldn’t wrap my mind on her young age and not wanting
to live. After my initial shock, I have seen children and
adolescents with depression and anxiety, not for behavioral
issues in school. When viewing Simon Sinek video, it clicked
how accurate what he was saying and how this generation has
higher depression and anxiety rates.
Characteristics of Millennial
When thinking of what a millennial can bring to a
workplace my first thought is their understanding of today's
technology and trends. In therapy, I am astounded on how
technology is part of their culture. I am more old school and not
very interested in social media and technology, I view it as a
necessity but not something I am focused on a daily basis.
Millennials can provide in a workplace their understanding of
technology and maybe train senior members on how to utilize
technological devices. In the article by LaCore (2015) expressed
that millennials are more available to relocate versus senior
employees are more stagnant; this is another quality Millennials
have they don’t fear to move and find more job opportunities.
What Millennials Want
Millennials may seem lazy and entitled (LaCore, 2015).

2. When thinking of what a millennial, like myself, feel is
essential in a job is to have a job that’ll pay for what I am
worth. Not to be arrogant but many employers may try to find
an employee that has the qualifications they need and pay less
for their service. Recently one of my friends, a veteran educator
with a master degree, had an interview for a position she
qualified for just eight dollars an hour. LaCore (2015) stated
millennials are highly likely to maintain a job as long as their
employers offer advancement opportunities.
College Professor Responsibility
One of the experiences I had as a therapist is career
counseling. I help students identify their qualities and talents
and try to give them information on what career paths can best
suit them. College professors have an essential role in
explaining job process after graduation and how they can see
their lives in the career they have chosen. When I was
completing my degree in Clinical Mental Health, many of my
professors explained the licensure process, that takes
approximately two years to complete a residency; and what I
can expect as a resident in counseling employee. My professors
were very clear in stating not to expect a high paycheck my first
years as a therapist, which I am very grateful because it helped
me not have high expectations.
References
LaCore, E. (2015). Supporting millennials in the workplace.
Strategic HR Review, 14(4), 155. doi:10.1108/SHR-06-
2015-0046
Sinke, S. (October, 29, 2016). Simon Sinek on millennials in the
workplace. YouTube. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hER0Qp6QJNU
Student 2
After watching the video, I agree with some of what Simon
Sinek discussed and I disagree with other parts. I am considered

3. a millennial, but I always joke that I am barely a millennial. I
was born in 85 and even though we had some technology, I did
not have it readily available till I was older.
After watching this video, I started thinking about the many
millennials that I know. I think about the teachers that I teach
with, they stay after school to prepare lessons, tutor children,
and help other colleagues even though they can leave at 3:30. I
think about my friend Skyler Daniel, who is younger than I am
and is the Chaplain at Averett University. I think of about our
vice mayor, Lee Vogler, who is 30 years old. He didn’t become
vice mayor by sitting at home. He went to events, he fought for
the citizens in our community and he put in a lot of hours while
working another job. I have another friend, Corey Williams,
who works a full-time job and, on the side, organizes activities
to bring our community together. The latest activity he
organized was a citywide water balloon fight, which is a way
that he interacts face to face with people in our community. All
of these millennials, and many other ones, work hard.
Do we use technology too much? You bet! Are we
addicted to technology? Absolutely! But, I also think about how
my generation has created color runs, glow runs, and many
other fun and innovative events in our community. Millennials
have joined organizations such as Jr. Wednesday Clubs and
Rotary Clubs. My husband, who is another barely millennial,
just finished his term as Rotary President. Millennials in these
organizations have used technology to help raise money for
many of the projects that these organizations fund. These are
just a few ways that millennials get out in our community and
most of these ways are to help other people, because many
millennials care. We care about our communities, we care about
our children, we care about our health. As a Christian
Millennial, I feel even more motivated to get out into
communities. We need to set examples for others. 1 Timothy
4:12 states, “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the
believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in
purity” (New International Version). We may be young, but we

4. can use our youth and our energy for good. Yes, some
millennials had “helicopter parents” and were “dealt a bad
hand” (Sinek, 2016), but many are just fine.
Professors need to be aware of the positive impacts that
millennials want to make and help them understand the steps to
achieve their goals. Professors are in a unique position to
embrace this generation.
Reference
Sinek, S. (2016, October 29). Millennials in the workplace
(Video File). http://youtu.be/hER0Qp6QJNU