In my travels as editor of this magazine, I’ve listened in on numerous tradespeople at meetings and events lamenting how entitled the younger generation of workers are, and how they generally lack ambition and work ethic.
While I agree the millennial generation is different in many ways, I vehemently disagree with the idea they are unambitious. In fact, I argue they have faced some significant hurdles as young adults and are defying the odds — and employers who understand millennials’ strengths and weaknesses have an opportunity to tap a significant source of raw talent.