The CU Times awesomely asked me to write an op-ed piece on Gen Y misconceptions I’ve run into while working in the credit union industry. Here’s what I said (click here to view the slightly edited version at the CUTimes.com) –
Sometimes being a young person in credit unions feels like being a monkey in a cage, or a leprechaun, or a unicorn that sneezes rainbows. A novelty to be poked and studied and questioned and dissected.
For better or worse, our generation is no more mysterious than the previous and no more elusive than the next. But after working in the movement for a few years, I’ve noticed certain misconceptions continue to bubble up. Let’s talk stereotypes. One, two, three, ready, set, go…
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