Embracing your Gen Y Status: SXSWi Edition
One of the SXSW interactive panel sessions (and discussions) I attended this week was called “Why Gen Y Wants to Work ‘With’ You, Not ‘For’ You.” The five panelists were all Gen Y employees who shared their personal experiences and tried to dispel some myths and stereotypes placed on their generation. The audience did a [...]
How does Gen Y travel?
At this exact moment I’m sitting in the passenger seat with my sister at the wheel. We just passed Richmond on our way from Raleigh, NC to New York City.
A week ago we weren’t sure if we were even going to make the trip. Even now we only have a few solid plans. The entire [...]
Do brands have a responsibility to your health?
The government is legislating trans fats. Schools are trying to get soft drinks and unhealthy snacks banned from vending machines. Obesity and diabetes are two health issues that will cost tax payers millions if not more in the future (another expense to be borne by Gen Y).
Do brands have a duty to offer [...]
I applied for a job in Singapore
I graduate in May.
If you are in the same situation, this sentence probably frightens every brain cell you have. The fact that everyone asks what I am going to do after graduation doesn’t help at all. If you have the luxury to have graduated already—or if you just started college—lucky you! I am jealous.
I started [...]
The Google Buzz Value
I want to start out by saying that I am a Google fan all the way. Google.com is my homepage. I use the phrase “just Google it” just about anywhere and with anyone. If you don’t use Gmail you’re probably not a very good friend of mine. And I’m ashamed to say that I even [...]
The Interview: Elliott Bisnow and Brett Leve, Summit Series Entrepreneurs
Described as “a mutual aid society for young entrepreneurs,” Summit Series brings together young entrepreneurs, innovators, and influencers with the aim of effecting positive social change. Its young and inspiring founders, Elliott Bisnow and Brett Leve, ages twenty-four and twenty-five, answer the questions of the also young and inspiring TNGG staff.
How does someone so young [...]
Growing up Online
Almost everything I could possibly need is just a click away on the Internet. To me, that’s a good thing. But some people feel that Gen Y is too connected and that our dependence on digital communication is negatively impacting our lives.
They say that we’re becoming disconnected from the real world and forgetting how to [...]
Gen Y: Entitled to Sex. All the time.
This article is part of the TNGG Sex Week series on Gen Y and sex. Read more from the series here.
After breaking up with my boyfriend of more than two years, I felt exhilarated by my new-found independence. I moved states, found a new job, and started my man hunt.
I consider myself attractive and outgoing [...]
My Decision To Take A Lover
This article is part of the TNGG Sex Week series on Gen Y and sex. Read more from the series here.
When you can’t even find time between classes, the internship that pads your resume and the waitressing gig that pads your wallet to take a 20-minute power-nap, how can you be expected to keep up [...]
The Interview: Elle Magazine’s E. Jean Carroll
This article is part of the TNGG Sex Week series on Gen Y and sex. Read more from the series here.
I met her when I was a sex confused freshman in college, not knowing which brands of condoms were the best – Lifestyles or Trojan? And if KY Jelly would give women yeast infections. [...]
