All millennials with helpers are not lazy
However, I totally disagree with the sweeping characterisation that all millennials are lazy, entitled, and spoilt.
On the contrary, I think Hong Kong’s youth face a very tough road ahead. With an extremely competitive education system and a daunting job market, many students are focused on working hard for their entire lives just to afford a flat.
To say that all young people are lazy does a disservice to the many of us who are committed to our studies, hoping to have a better life for ourselves, our parents, and the next generation. Yes, we might have had a leg-up in terms of resources that the last generation did not enjoy, but consider this: what was the percentage of the population that went to university three decades ago? Were they able to secure a job with relative ease a decade ago?
I wish Kammerer would spend more time condemning unpaid internships.
Instead of generalising and joining the “blame millennials” bandwagon, a more productive conversation that we should have is how we prepare millennials for the future, given rising home prices and a constantly evolving job market.