Companies no longer cater to Gen Y

Two years ago, IT managers walked on egg shells trying to keep their Gen Y workers happy. There were age-appropriate perks and easy workplace scenarios. There were jobs that Gen Y tech people liked to do and ways to integrate their fads such as social networking into the office environment. There were dress-down days and office outings and more fun in the workplace than there had ever been, says a CIO.com article.

Today, things sure have changed. With the economic downturn that began last fall and the loss of thousands of jobs nationwide, including in the world of tech, employers are no longer catering to the 70 million Americans who were born between 1977 and 2002. Now, employment experts are coaching Gen Y job applicants to act, well, more corporate. Younger workers are now competing with more experienced applicants, and Gen Y is being advised to be less worried about perks and more concerned with their qualifications.

"Right now employers are accommodating within reason," says Dave Willmer, executive director of Robert Half Technology, an IT staffing and placement firm. "Companies are less concerned about attracting [younger] talent because they're hiring less."

For more on changing times for Gen Y:
- check out this CIO.com article

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