Comments on: Get Out of My Face: Why Gen Y Refuses to Put in Face Time http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:46:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Twitter Trackbacks for Get Out of My Face: Why Gen Y Refuses to Put in Face Time | Legal Marketing: Social Media Edition [adriandayton.com] on Topsy.com http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Twitter Trackbacks for Get Out of My Face: Why Gen Y Refuses to Put in Face Time | Legal Marketing: Social Media Edition [adriandayton.com] on Topsy.com Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:45:34 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-623 [...] Get Out of My Face: Why Gen Y Refuses to Put in Face Time | Legal Marketing: Social Media Edition adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time – view page – cached Generation Y wants their life to mean something. Partners can either find a way to make it work, or watch the associates leave for greener pastures. — From the page [...] [...] Get Out of My Face: Why Gen Y Refuses to Put in Face Time | Legal Marketing: Social Media Edition adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time – view page – cached Generation Y wants their life to mean something. Partners can either find a way to make it work, or watch the associates leave for greener pastures. — From the page [...]

]]> By: Blawg Review #218 | http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Blawg Review #218 | Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:33:49 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-334 [...] to provide balance.  This was faulty logic in my opinion, they seemed to have missed the point, many members of Generation Y would rather go off on their own then play the biglaw game.  But hey, the boomers are still the ones in charge of the news outlets, so I guess that’s [...] [...] to provide balance.  This was faulty logic in my opinion, they seemed to have missed the point, many members of Generation Y would rather go off on their own then play the biglaw game.  But hey, the boomers are still the ones in charge of the news outlets, so I guess that’s [...]

]]> By: Greedy Associates http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Greedy Associates Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:00:52 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-259 <strong>Work-Life Balance: Can the Greedy Associate Have It All?...</strong> Over at Law21, Jordan Furlong has composed an elegy of sorts for the oft-scorned term "work-life balance." He suggests that, though the work-life balance movement was already receiving considerable criticism, the concept as such is a dead letter in t... Work-Life Balance: Can the Greedy Associate Have It All?…

Over at Law21, Jordan Furlong has composed an elegy of sorts for the oft-scorned term “work-life balance.” He suggests that, though the work-life balance movement was already receiving considerable criticism, the concept as such is a dead letter in t…

]]> By: Gregg Rodriguez http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Gregg Rodriguez Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:55:29 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-250 Adrian, I am early Gen X, but I still agree with you completely and I don't buy into that crap that I need to be at the office all the time so other people think I am working hard--which is why I became a consultant. I prefer to get paid for every single hour I work and I don't mind working late if I have to. I think the biggest difference between Gen X and Gen Y, is that late Gen X and Gen Y are way more resourceful, better at research due to being tech savvy and better at collaboration. In essence they "work smarter" rather than "harder" and that's the future of business. Companies will be required to operate leaner, faster, smarter and holistically in order to keep up with the competition. Adrian, I am early Gen X, but I still agree with you completely and I don’t buy into that crap that I need to be at the office all the time so other people think I am working hard–which is why I became a consultant. I prefer to get paid for every single hour I work and I don’t mind working late if I have to. I think the biggest difference between Gen X and Gen Y, is that late Gen X and Gen Y are way more resourceful, better at research due to being tech savvy and better at collaboration. In essence they “work smarter” rather than “harder” and that’s the future of business. Companies will be required to operate leaner, faster, smarter and holistically in order to keep up with the competition.

]]> By: Generation Y: An Explantion « Brazos Valley Defense http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Generation Y: An Explantion « Brazos Valley Defense Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:05:57 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-199 [...] with Gen Y lawyer and blogger Adrian Dayton, that Gen Y isn’t really lazy, we just want our work to actually have a [...] [...] with Gen Y lawyer and blogger Adrian Dayton, that Gen Y isn’t really lazy, we just want our work to actually have a [...]

]]> By: » I Wouldn’t Hire Your Kine. -- Defending People -- Houston Criminal Lawyer Mark Bennett's Blog http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-193 » I Wouldn’t Hire Your Kine. -- Defending People -- Houston Criminal Lawyer Mark Bennett's Blog Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:49:42 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-193 [...] online discussion between late-Gen-X Adrian Dayton and Boomer Scott Greenfield. Adrian, in Get Out of My Face, says, “Generation Y wants their life to mean something. They want to handle work that is [...] [...] online discussion between late-Gen-X Adrian Dayton and Boomer Scott Greenfield. Adrian, in Get Out of My Face, says, “Generation Y wants their life to mean something. They want to handle work that is [...]

]]> By: shg http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-189 shg Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:24:23 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-189 Michael, while Pat's success is not attributable solely to his having shown up for work, his talent and ability would never have been recognized if he sat home in his pajamas. It's all part of a package, no matter how Gen Y wants to rationalize why they should be allowed to do everything their way. That was his message. Michael, while Pat’s success is not attributable solely to his having shown up for work, his talent and ability would never have been recognized if he sat home in his pajamas. It’s all part of a package, no matter how Gen Y wants to rationalize why they should be allowed to do everything their way. That was his message.

]]> By: Simple Justice http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Simple Justice Sun, 31 May 2009 12:04:47 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-186 <strong>Suck Face...</strong> Adrian Dayton explains the Slackoisie aversion to being forced to show up for work.... Suck Face…

Adrian Dayton explains the Slackoisie aversion to being forced to show up for work….

]]> By: Michael Zicherman http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Michael Zicherman Thu, 28 May 2009 02:46:42 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-180 Pat, congratulations on all the success you achieved. However, you sell yourself short by chalking up your accomplishments to the face time that you put in. The concept of "face time", however, is not actually about doing work, but rather conveying the appearance that you are going the extra mile. Though you worked on Saturdays, it sounds as though there was an actual reason for you being in the office to do the work, other than to just be seen. I tend to think that even if you didn't happen to see the CEO on Saturdays, you would have found some other way to demonstrate to the CEO that you were bright and a hard worker. Nonetheless, irrespective of why the CEO might have given you separate projects, in the end, it is your abilities and diligence that have fostered your success, not the fact that someone saw you in the office over the weekend. Pat, congratulations on all the success you achieved. However, you sell yourself short by chalking up your accomplishments to the face time that you put in. The concept of “face time”, however, is not actually about doing work, but rather conveying the appearance that you are going the extra mile. Though you worked on Saturdays, it sounds as though there was an actual reason for you being in the office to do the work, other than to just be seen. I tend to think that even if you didn’t happen to see the CEO on Saturdays, you would have found some other way to demonstrate to the CEO that you were bright and a hard worker. Nonetheless, irrespective of why the CEO might have given you separate projects, in the end, it is your abilities and diligence that have fostered your success, not the fact that someone saw you in the office over the weekend.

]]> By: admin http://adriandayton.com/2009/05/get-out-of-my-face-why-gen-y-refuses-to-put-in-face-time/comment-page-1/#comment-175 admin Wed, 27 May 2009 14:20:05 +0000 http://adriandayton.com/?p=339#comment-175 Congratulations on your great success. Sounds like working late and coming in Saturdays really paid off for you. Its a simple pattern, you work the hardest, do great work, be reliable, and you will end up as the boss or close to it. This is not brain surgery. The real trick is to be the best at work AND the best at home. If you figured out a way to do that, please share it with us. Congratulations on your great success. Sounds like working late and coming in Saturdays really paid off for you. Its a simple pattern, you work the hardest, do great work, be reliable, and you will end up as the boss or close to it. This is not brain surgery. The real trick is to be the best at work AND the best at home. If you figured out a way to do that, please share it with us.

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