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A Millennial Went Viral For Saying Older Coworkers 'Can't Keep Up'

BuzzFeed·Victoria Vouloumanos·27 days ago
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The post — titled "I can't keep it to myself anymore... older generations simply cannot keep up with today's work expectations" — racked up nearly 8,000 upvotes and more than 1,500 comments before it was eventually deleted — but not before sparking a pretty heated debate. Here it is in full below: "I'm an engineer who works on a large team at a multi-billion dollar company, but I've also led teams at other companies, and I once ran my own successful small business. I'm 35, and whenever I get to work with other peers or even people much younger than me, we always seem to align and be on the same team. We accomplish tasks quickly. It's only when older folks get involved that things drastically slow down. This means communication comes to a screeching halt. When I'm just working with peers who are similar in age, we are talking to each other like human beings and making our needs and expectations known.…

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