I was going to stay out of this, but......
I don't think it's unique to EMS; plenty of careers require you to work with someone from another generation. The only difference is EMS requires you to physically work next to the person, in the same vehicle for 12 hours, while others not so much.
We can talk about the failures of social media, the polarization of the political spectrum, everyone gets a trophy, the mass manipulation of the media (and yes, I'm talking about CNN, FoxNews, and MSNBC being the worse news manipulators), the rise in mass shootings and teen suicides, and the millennial who have become so stereotyped that the even the boomers are complaining about them, but the reality is, every generation thinks the previous generation sucks, and the next generation doesn't know anything. if you go back 100 years you can find references to the exact same thing happening. It happens with EVERY generation.
Want to simplify things? how about this: Hard work pays off. Some people get lucky (old money), but many people worked hard for where they are at. Some people are smart, some aren't; but you aren't owed anything, and if you work hard, in a field that is in demand, you should be compensated accordingly. And if you don't like your job, than either find another one, or get educated and find a new job. *****ing about it solves nothing. The previous generation sucks, so we will make things better for the next generation; only for them to think that we suck.
And for the record, respect is earned. Too many baby boomers forget that, and expect young people to instantly give them respect, while treating them like crap. and too many millennial forget that the old timers have forgotten more than than they have learned, and seen and done more in their lifetimes than the young kids have (at this point in their life), so you shouldn't ignore them just because they are old and want things to be as they were "back in the day."
I'm an Elder Millennial
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