Top 3 Annoying Habits That Most Singaporean Millennials Are Guilty Of

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Are you a millennial? Like its name suggests, the term millennials refers to people who were born approximately between 1982 and 2002. So, you could be an older millennial or a younger one, depending on which year you were born in. In case you're curious, I was born in 1992 and that makes me a millennial, too.

I'm sure you've already come across plenty of material on the internet or even experienced for yourself why millennials across the world, including those in Singapore, are so hated. Sure, nobody is perfect but this generation as a whole certainly has received a lot of flak for being themselves. Here, we at GET.com share with you the top 3 annoying habits that the majority of Singaporean millennials are guilty of.

3 Annoying Habits That Most Singaporean Millennials Are Guilty Of

1. Too Impatient

Most of us are decent when dealing with technology and we ought to, because even toddlers in their strollers are doing great fiddling with iPads and tablets. But how many of us have dismissed the older generation (think: our parents, grandparents, older relatives and colleagues, etc.) for being 'stupid' because they are horrible at using things like smartphones and smart TVs? Some of them even think electronic devices will explode like a hand grenade when they hit the call/on button.

And this apparent impatience isn't just restricted to technological advancements and their after effects per se. It was recently reported in the news that millennial investors tend to be overly sanguine - expecting essentially unrealistic minimum returns of 9.2% each year even though the current average stock market yield stands at around 3.8% - despite having an investment horizon that averages around 2.61 years compared to the 3.47 years that older investors hold their investments.

2. Heightened Sense Of Entitlement

Millennials like myself grew up in a completely different era from our parents' and grandparents' - we didn't live in kampungs and run around barefoot, most of us were put through school from the time we were in kindergarten to at least tertiary level, we didn't have to take on jobs if we didn't like them, unlike our parents' and grandparents' time because they had to feed the family and help develop Singapore from a so-called little fishing village to the hub that she is today.

Most of us don't know what's it's like to have little to nothing, to starve or to suffer in fear, simply because we're born more fortunate and our parents pamper us more than ever in the name of not wanting their kids to suffer the way they did before.

I'm not saying that parents can't shower their kids with lots of love and presents but, to some extent, many millennials grow up having a heightened sense of entitlement and are often quick to complain and criticise anything and everything under the sun. Most are also less financially independent given the eternal succour parents provide their adult kids with.

Typical traits that self-entitled millennials portray include the mentality that they're so incredibly special, that great jobs must be lining up for them because they have a local university degree, their pay should be a certain 4 or 5-figure sum sans the hard work and long hours, etc.

3. Millennial Employees Will Quit Their Jobs If They're Not Satisfied

This is especially true for millennials like myself who don't really have much of a financial burden to deal with at the moment. Companies certainly find this increasingly normalised habit of millennials annoying.

Now, I can't speak for all but I have no qualms about quitting a job if the company that I'm working for sucks, has horrible culture and is full of toxic people. At least for me, another important make or break factor lies in ethics.

Get this straight, not all millennials are as horrible as many are accusing them to be - there are bright, hardworking ones who are willing to put in the effort to learn the ropes and develop their skills. Do you have millennial employees? If you do, you might want to take a look at the ways you can keep these young people working for you.

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