There have been so many discussions about Gen-Y and comparing them to previous generations. And this article by Sasha Halima about Generation Recession (her blog is great I would recommend reading more than just this article). She quotes an article from the Times that compares Gen-Y or Generation Recession to The Silent Generation cultivated by the great depression. And while I understand the point she is bringing up about how similar circumstances in the economy could bring out similar characteristics in the affected generations the characteristics listed frustrate me. I am not a hard-worker because the economy is hard, I work hard because I was raised that way. While I do feel that many Gen-Yers are working twice as hard right now because of the need from the economic downturn (check out last post about Gen-Y and ZZZZs) a part of me is a little offended that people believe that there have to be poor economic times for people to work hard. And I'm def...