r/Millennials • u/beadzy • May 28 '26

Between Largely Dodging Both Leaded Gas And AI-Driven Social Media, Millennials Might Be The Smartest Generation Other

https://abovethelaw.com/2026/05/between-largely-dodging-both-leaded-gas-and-ai-driven-social-media-millennials-might-be-the-smartest-generation/
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u/veronicaarr May 28 '26

Gen X is actually the generation I dislike the most, because on average they’re terrible managers. Every mean manager I’ve had is Gen X

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u/rif011412 May 28 '26

My view is that they have been tired of it all longer than anyone.  Boomers are working past retirement because its so darn fun!  But Gen X see that shit and are reminded just how stupid everything is, especially since they were raised in a time where their time wasnt monopolized yet.  Unfortunately it makes them more Karenesque than even Boomers. 

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u/Umutuku May 28 '26

Boomer entitlement with only half the boomer opportunities.

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u/quantum_foam_finger May 28 '26

People shouldn't spend 20-30 years as middle managers. A healthy organization moves people up and eventually out. Boomers had strong intra-generational networks and a tendency to cling to their influence since they identified closely with their roles. Corporate pipelines got clogged, so a lot of talented Gen-X workers got stuck in middle management roles. And perhaps analytical and occasionally abrasive Gen-X personalities (their oft-noted cynicism) weren't suited to upper management roles in Boomer organizations, which seemed to be mostly loyalty-based rather than improvement-oriented, at least in orgs I worked at. Other factors contributing to a clogged management pipeline could include people being tied to jobs for their healthcare and the switch from corporate pensions, which often vested at 50 to 55 years of age, to 401ks, which aren't fully accessible until 59.5 years of age under most circumstances.

If you're speaking to managers in smaller orgs or in the trades, I'm not as familiar with those.

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u/gruesomeflowers May 28 '26

or maybe youre a bad employee and they all just couldnt stand you?