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Millennials are killing casual dining chain restaurants

2003TIDE said:
I'm pretty sure that attitude has been there since before millennials were in the workforce. You are probably right about different company culture playing a big role.
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I remember as a kid going to restaurants & fast food joints with bad service. Pretty sure my fellow millennials (even though I'm technically one year outside of that window) were not in the work force yet when we were 10 and under.
 
crimsonaudio said:
Anyone who knows me knows I'm a hardcore carnivore, but I don't do organs. Nope.
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GreatMarch said:
That is in blue but you are on to something.

I scanned through this thread and noticed the bashing of and defense of the millennial generation. However, my wife and I have noticed that when we go into many of these restaurants that are "failing" we notice that the overwhelming majority of time the people who "greet" us as if we have ruined their day; the wait staff that is slow, rude, or completely ignorant of their menu and food items in general; and the kitchen staff that sends out cold, tasteless, and awful food, among the wrong orders we receive; are of the millennial generation.

Is that an indictment of millennials as a whole, no. It might be an indictment of the companies that own these restaurants. I can go into a Chick-Fil-A and get great customer service and good food (for chicken nuggets anyways), someone complained about Buffalo Wild Wings but I go to a couple of these in Birmingham and the wait staff and kitchen staff do a great job and they are millennials as well (although the kitchen staff might be illegal aliens but millennials nonetheless). But, these are the only two chains that I eat at because I believe in eating at locally owned joints. It might be that society has quit on the mom and pop and locally owned restaurants in favor of the quick and nearby chains and suffer the bad customer service and food practice and force the locals out of business.

I guess my long rant can be concluded that I feel no sorrow or defense of millennials and continue to say eat at local restaurants where I feel the service and food will be 100% better even if prepared and served by millennials.
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My three youngest -- all born after 1995 -- all claim to be "Generation Z" -- and NOT Millennials.....

Many are saying Millennials are born between 1980-1995.... So, I guess in theory, those that are 22 and under aren't millennials....
 
CajunCrimson said:
My three youngest -- all born after 1995 -- all claim to be "Generation Z" -- and NOT Millennials.....

Many are saying Millennials are born between 1980-1995.... So, I guess in theory, those that are 22 and under aren't millennials....
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I've never been clear on what the age bracket was. There was no clear beginning event, like the close of WWII for the boomers, etc...
 
TIDE-HSV said:
I've never been clear on what the age bracket was. There was no clear beginning event, like the close of WWII for the boomers, etc...
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The articles I've read -- is that Generation Z are those that were too young to remember the events of 9-11.....i.e. -- "no memories of what it was like to 'fly the friendly skies'"

They discussed that most under the age of 6-7 were too young to remember -- so, most are using 1995 as the mark.

From what I've seen:

46-65 Boomers
65-80 X-ers
80-95 Millennials (Gen Y)
95-2015 Generation Z
 
From Wikipedia:

[h=3]Western world[edit][/h]

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For the purposes of this list, "Western world" can be taken to include North America, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. However, it should also be noted that many variations may exist within the regions, both geographically and culturally, which means that the list is broadly indicative, but necessarily very general. For details see the individual articles.

  • The Lost Generation, also known as the Generation of 1914 in Europe,[SUP][24][/SUP] is a term originating with Gertrude Stein to describe those who fought in World War I. The members of the lost generation were typically born around 1880 and 1900.
  • The G.I. Generation, also known as the "Greatest Generation'", is the generation that includes the veterans who fought in World War II. They were born from around 1901 to 1924, coming of age during the Great Depression. Journalist Tom Brokaw dubbed this the Greatest Generation in a book of the same name.[SUP][25][/SUP]
  • The Silent Generation, also known as the Lucky Few, were born from approximately 1925 to 1942.[SUP][26][/SUP] It includes some who fought in World War II, most of those who fought the Korean War and many during the Vietnam War.
  • The Baby Boomers are the generation that were born mostly following World War II. There are no precise dates when the cohort birth years start and end. Typically, they range from the early-to-mid 1940s and end from 1960 to 1964. Increased birth rates were observed during the post–World War II baby boom making them a relatively large demographic cohort.[SUP][27][/SUP][SUP][28][/SUP][SUP][29][/SUP][SUP][30][/SUP][SUP][31][/SUP][SUP][32][/SUP][SUP][33][/SUP]
  • Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation following the baby boomers. Demographers and researchers typically use starting birth years ranging from the early-to-mid 1960s and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970s to early 1980s. The term has also been used in different times and places for a number of different subcultures or countercultures since the 1950s.
  • Millennials, also known as the Millennial Generation[SUP][34][/SUP] or Generation Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X. Demographers and researchers typically use the early to mid-1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years.[SUP][35][/SUP] As of April 2016, the Millennial generation surpassed the Boomer generation in size in the USA, with 76 million Boomers and 77 million Millennials.[SUP][36][/SUP]
  • Generation Z, also known as the Post-Millennials or "the Information Generation" or [SUP][36][/SUP] the iGeneration or Homeland Generation or "The founders" or "Plurals" or 9/11 Generation, is the cohort of people born after the Millennials. Demographers and researchers typically use starting birth years ranging from the mid-1990s to early 2000s, while there is little consensus yet regarding ending birth years. Generation Z is known as the first generation not to have experienced life without information and communications technology and social media.[SUP][vague][/SUP]
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Ok, so if we are looking to characterize it would go more like...
Gen X: Millenials are lazy, whiny, entitled brats. Worst generation ever.
Gen Z: (Drops the beer expecting you to catch it, not saying a word, while never taking their eyes off the phone they scroll through with their other hand.)

That's my impression of Gen Z thus far.
 
Intl.Aperture said:
Gen X: Millenials are lazy, whiny, entitled brats. Worst generation ever.
Gen Z: ​Hold my beer.
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I'm GenX and hate the Baby Boomers far more than Millenials. Any criticism of millenials should be directed at the Boomers, the millenials did not raise themselves
 
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