Baby Boomers Destroying America!

[flyer]

When mentioning our film investment business as it applies to a particular thread, in this case, Millenials, in my previous post, due to privacy issues wrt the other people involved, I have chosen not to mention specifics (concerning my wife’s connections, etc., which have made all of this possible) on a public forum, and everyone is free to take or leave the information as they see fit, just as I do with many comments on this board.

That said, for those who are interested, although the following article does not specifically apply to our investment group it gives a general snapshot similar to what we’re doing:

http://www.campdenfb.com/article/bankrolling-blockbuster

[scaredyclassic]

interesting ny times article on film investments.

[flyer]

Yes, very interesting, scaredy. The great majority of people who get into film investing do not make a profit, and we would never have gotten in at the blockbuster investment level without my wife’s connections.

Initially, friends came to my wife with proposals for our investing group. As an example, even with studio support, the principals were seeking millions from private investors when they made Avatar, and it has snowballed from there, but our situation is far from the norm.

[Panderso]

[quote=bearishgurl][quote=millennial]. . .
I’m a bit puzzled as to why your employer would coddle a portion of their employees in this way. [/quote]

Wait, Boomers say they don’t like millennials, hire consultants, but the millennials are coddled? Sounds to me like that boomers are getting coddled, they are the ones getting consultants because they don’t get along with their coworkers or can’t figure out how to manage their staff.

I’m really sick of seeing this generational crap all the time. People come from all different backgrounds; some are hard workers, some are not, and I think it has very little to do with your generation.

The picture that BG is painting does not make any sense … Most millennials I know, myself included, started working around the Great Recession, so we’re all contentious, hard workers that are terrified of being randomly laid off when business goes south. If anything we are probably less demanding because of that.

[FlyerInHi]

Millennial, i don’t know if you can speak to this….

I feel like millennials are independent thinkers who don’t like authoritarianism from their elders. They prefer to be talked to as friends, if not they will just ignore whatever is said.

That’s in contrast to how the greatest generation raised their kids, perhaps with spanking, corporal punishment, scolding.

Boomers want to be loved so they have to control themselves. They want to be friends with their kids and grandkids on facebook. Condescension will cause them to be blocked real quick. So I believe that millennials are in a strong position to sway their elders.

[millennial]

[quote=FlyerInHi]Millennial, i don’t know if you can speak to this….

I feel like millennials are independent thinkers who don’t like authoritarianism from their elders. They prefer to be talked to as friends, if not they will just ignore whatever is said.

That’s in contrast to how the greatest generation raised their kids, perhaps with spanking, corporal punishment, scolding.

Boomers want to be loved so they have to control themselves. They want to be friends with their kids and grandkids on facebook. Condescension will cause them to be blocked real quick. So I believe that millennials are in a strong position to sway their elders.[/quote]

I think your correct about our generation. We are free thinkers, but I feel we are rational. For instance, we don’t give respect based on age or seniority, but based on meritocracy. For instance, if my manager came to me and started the conversation with “how long they’ve been working here” I wouldn’t give them much respect. Instead they should start the conversation about “how they have helped the company and what they did while here”.

Just like how you describe the Boomers, the Millenials also want to be loved and we also value time with friends and family. That’s why we take advantage of things like social media and flex time at work.

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