Classics of Millenial Behavior

Got a lot of hilarious responses on the thread about "Classics of Boomer Behavior" (https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/classics-o…)

Wanted to sequel it and poke a little fun at ourselves as a bunch of whiny, entitled millennials. I'm kicking it off with the below, classic millennial behaviors: 

  • Thinks ducking his head under the cubicle means nobody will notice the vape cloud that slowly rises from his desk area every 30 minutes
  • Having several "quick doctor appointments" two years into the job, at the precise time that on-cycle PE recruiting happens to be and somehow every Analyst 2 has their doctor appointments scheduled during the same month
  • "Have" to work from home for the entire day because you have a 30 minute errand that needs to be ran mid-day, despite the office being closer to the errand than your apartment and all three locations being within a 2 mile radius
  • Dating a girl you met off Tinder a month ago and talking like a married man "Yep, check out my new beard fellas. Long as the Misses likes it I'm in the clear"
  • Pretending that you can't do something via CapIQ / Pitchbook / Excel that you totally can do but just don't want to do because you think it's a stupid request and your boomer MD wont know that you're lying
  • Thinking your super chill boomer MD, who totally notices all of the aforementioned, but doesn't call you out because he was young once too is senile when he's really just a bro
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  • Taking a 10 minute shit to check all three dating apps you use
  • Taking 90 minutes in a conference room with your fellow millennials to "discuss next steps" when really you're talking shit about everybody else you work with
  • Shitting on every other millennial younger than you that you were born 1-5 years apart from despite sharing all of their worst habbits
  • Hard-on for Chipoltle
  • Pretending you understand deep tech like you aren't equally as confused about it as the boomers
  • Saying you understand when you have no fucking clue, then going back to your desk and having no fucking clue
  • Selectively having your camera off during recurring meetings that you normally have your camera on for and hoping it doesn't send the message of IDGAF
  • Wearing non-pleated chinos to the office and assuming it's kosher because you don't get called out on it
 

Disappears at a certain time in a work day, almost religiously, to get a work out in.

 

In team chats, every sentence/phrase is a new line as opposed to a message consolidated in a paragraph, causing the communication app to buzz very frequently (sorry).

 

these comments seem to demonstrate some very good self-reflection but really curious to see what gen z's (aka upcoming interns) think of us millennials

 
  • Incessant abuse of the words/phrases “topical” and “in focus” when writing market commentary
  • Seeking validation from the masses on LinkedIn in their shameless humble brags regarding their new positions, while giving shoutouts to every HR member they interacted with for doing their jobs
  • Complaining about gas prices despite living in the downtown area they work in despite having never owned a car and spending $20/day on takeout salads and $200/month for an Equinox membership
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  • Always in damage control because of some insensitive comment made by the boomer MD
  • Wears Nirvana shirts on internal zoom calls to look hip- Provides the most direct, unapologetic, yet cryptic feedback to juniors
  • Unlike their boomer counterparts, they have 0 firm loyalty and will take any offer that pays more
  • Probably don't own a yacht, even if they could afford it
  • Refuse to speak in normal English. They prefer corporate speak, especially when shouting during their kid's soccer games
 

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