Comments on: “Okay, Boomer” in the Workplace Can Get You Fired

By: okay boomer

okay boomer — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:09:13 +0000

In reply to ok boomlet. They probably said it because you're an out of touch racist, should have sued you.

By: Erik

Erik — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:05:25 +0000

“okay boomer” isn’t about age it’s about having an out of touch, usually racist or sexist mindset. Anyone can be a boomer in this context.

By: ok boomlet

ok boomlet — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 18:37:28 +0000

IME Ok Boomer invariably comes from a minimally competent employee who doesn’t want someone older than them providing feedback. I’m evil – I fired the first two who said it to me. Haven’t heard it since.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:09:18 +0000

In reply to Millennial Perspective. Please don't allow yourself to be manipulated by those who seek to divide us by pitting the various generations against each other, in order to promote their own nefarious agendas. We need to be smarter than that. We're all in this together.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:05:18 +0000

In reply to Millennial Perspective. We're not all like that, Millennial, really! A lot of us are on your side about most things. A few millennials and a few boomers are mean mouthed blame-casters and examples of poor behavior, but most of both groups are decent people who share a lot in common and don't deserve nasty labels.

By: Millennial Perspective

Millennial Perspective — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:36:56 +0000

I find this incredibly hilarious in a nihilistic way. The generation that coined “snowflake” to describe the fragility of the young who dare stand up to the marginalized are so fragile that they are turning to the age discrimination labor law to combat a flippant term that basically means “whatever”.

But yes, boombooms tell me again how Millenials are the ones “killing generational comraderie and driving divisions” while you ignore 5-6 years of “Millenials have killed the (blank)” media headlines all the while responding to our struggles with crushing student and now medical debt with the metaphorical equivalent of “Sucker!”.

Snowflakes indeed.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:44:30 +0000

Those who seek to weaken America do so by fomenting division among us. More specifically, some of those who seek to pit the younger generation against the older ones are doing so in order to lessen support for Social Security, by convincing younger workers that it’s somehow unjust for their taxes to fund retirees. We all need to wise up and resist the malign efforts of those who are trying to manipulate us in order to attack American institutions. We all need each other, and are better than that.

By: jasmine

jasmine — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:36:35 +0000

In reply to MariaRose. I thought it was "never trust anyone over 30".

By: jdgalt

jdgalt — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 01:39:26 +0000

“Snowflakes” does not refer to an age group, but to the hypersensitive, those who take offense when none was given. Thank God they are not yet a protected group in the US, though I’m convinced most of the discrimination complaints that do come from protected groups are really from snowflakes.

By: Annnnnnon

Annnnnnon — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:26:59 +0000

In reply to Goober. Sometimes there's no win. Someone who makes unsolicited/inappropriate comments is typically someone outspoken who believes that their views are right. Might not be open to thought-provoking conversation that opposes their beliefs. Not saying either sides are right. Entitlement exists in all generations.