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       Some interesting points here, especially in regards to the topic of people skills. As to whether Gen Y possesses people skills, I...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    hahahahaha...  Gotta love Bryce!
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Hmmm JQ... I see a trend? I wrote: "...In my travels, Gen Y's are self absorbed, running from boredom by living in a 2D world.  They...
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    One last comment -- wondering how many Y'ers would agree or disagree.  Worked with a young gal (and I adored her, really still do).  I...
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    Bryce-i love that phrase "productive boredom." Sounds like you are my walking case study:)
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Bryce, Good stuff!  If your near Syracuse NY, we should talk.
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    Larry Lea replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    I need to party with Joe
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    Hi everyone-Jade here. Just back from vacation and delighted to see such a spirited discussion going on here. It is said the Gen Y'ers...
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    Jorts are making a comeback!  You'll see Bieber in a pair and they'll be all the rage!
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Hell, every new generation thinks they're more special than those before them.  Look at my older generation, We were all about "rainbows...
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    Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Generation Y is typically referred to as anyone born between 1981 and 1993...according to the Gen Y library (Wikipedia).  The oldest of...
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    Joe -- you are my hero!  haha..LOL.  For years, when I'm training, I've spoken about our "Speak into the Clown's Face Culture" when it...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Jade, Ol' Uncle Joe here.  Here comes a counter to your "Rainbows and Unicorns" view of Gen Y. Where did you get your inventory of the...
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    Exactly... thanks Will!
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    Will McGinnis replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    JQ - I tend to agree with you on the fact that not too many 20-somethings are going to be hired into a dealership as a manager. However...
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    Looks like I'll be the 1st dissenter here :)    "Here’s the best-kept secret of my generation: Gen Y’ers have a deep, unquenchable...
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    Paul Mcginley replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Excellent article Jade!  One thing that I see from the outside (as a car lover/blogger but one not employed in the industry) is failure...
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    Ric McCoy replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Fabulous read Jade... You're dead on with the demotion/ promotion scheme. This is exactly where most of us Boomers FAIL! We fail to...
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     Love this! Jade, I didn't give you a proper shout-out but you were the inspiration for this piece from when I saw you in Dallas...
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    Ryan Thompson (blog) replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    What is the range for Gen Y?? I think i missed it by a year, I'm a 1981 baby. 
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    Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    Jade - What a great article on how you define the Gen Y'er! Since they view jobs within the auto industry a lot different, providing...
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    Zach Bello replied to the thread Why You Should WANT Gen Y Workers in your Dealership.
    This is great. As a fellow Generation Y'er i've been fortunate enough to be hired on board at Lebanon Ford (www.lebanon-ford.com) as the...
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    Why would you WANT to hire a Gen Y’er? Coddled. Entitled. The “what’s-in-it-for-me?” generation. Lately the blogosphere is erupting...
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    Singsing replied to the thread Which Karate Kid Are You? Macchio or Zabka?.
    I hope you know it's not "Daniel son" It's Daniel "san". The Japanese use honorifics to show respect to the person they're talking to...
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    Kevin Frye replied to the thread Which Karate Kid Are You? Macchio or Zabka?.
    What?  Don't forget, this was a movie, in real life, William Zabka would have knocked out the Karate Kid when he stood up with that bird...
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