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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Here.  Oh my goodness.  This got derailed.  The point I am trying to make is that there is a lot out there (in blogs, in print, in conversations among employers) about the so-called millennial generation and the perception that they are entitled workers who don't appreciate what hard work truly is.  I am not targeting my older co-worker's specific generation except to point out that whatever generation she is, she is decidedly not a millennial and yet has the attributes that are generally prescribed to millennials.  Furthermore the millennials in my office do not meet the stereotype.  And yes, she is a slacker and she is also not a millennial.[/quote]

However the tangential point is that the Baby Boom generation is a very entitled generation.  They are the ones that expect to get much more out of the system than they put in.  For example, they are the ones who feel entitled to huge, long payouts from SS and because they put in less than was necessary to balance what they'll likely take out, they are going to be the crippling factor to SS.  These are the homeowners who felt cheated when they did not get huge returns on their money from retirement/401K's, home value (gosh darn, they only make $200K on their property while others are losing money and they feel rooked) and investments.  They are the ones that want to retire to the best places and pay less.  And on and on.  It's a very, very selfish and me-generation.  Some are lazy, some are not, but most are very entitled.  Your coworker is pretty typical of the generational stereotype and being a cusp baby (I was born in 1965), I've known many, many Baby Boomers just like that.

That said, the Baby Boomer generation ran from 1945 until 1964 when the birth rate rose to more than 20 births per every 1000 in population.  The Generation X (also sometimes called the Baby Bust generation) started when the birth rate returned to below 20 births per every 1000 in population.  Gen X often goes from 1965 until about 1976 when the decreasing birth rate turned around and started increasing again.  For the actual birth rates, you can see it in tabular form at [url]http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005067.html[/url]
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