This is a generation that doesn't fear failure at work, doesn't fear lack of promotion, doesn't even really fear unemployment, says Linda Duxbury, one of Canada's leading workplace researchers. She calls this group "the show-me-what-you-can-do-for-me generation" on the job.
Well that paragraph is a bit of an overstatement in my eyes. In fact I find quite the opposite with many of the new or soon to graduate Engineers. Most are hopelessly fearful, fearful that another of the thousands of graduates will come along and steal their job, or do better than they will. They fear making any kind of mistake to the point some are almost rigid and incapable of making a decision.
In fact, technology not withstanding, I dont think many of todays young and bright minds are any more capable than those of the past, and in fact has far more fears than those in the past.
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