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The fact is, your generation also has an entitlement problem.
事實(shí)是，你們這代人還有一個(gè)頭銜的問(wèn)題。
Fairly or not, a large number of businesses don't wanna hire you
無(wú)論公平與否，很多企業(yè)都不愿雇用你們，
because they perceive you to be self entitled, lazy, high maintenance and disloyal.
因?yàn)樵谒麄冄劾铮銈冏哉J(rèn)為有資格、懶惰、難伺候，而且不忠誠(chéng)。
As a mother of three twenty something and host of a show where 30% of the staff are millennials, I know that's bull.
作為三個(gè)20來(lái)歲孩子的母親，以及一位30%的工作人員都是千禧一代的節(jié)目的主持人，我知道這都是廢話。
I have met some kids who are full of themselves, but numbskulls span all generations, trust me.
我見(jiàn)過(guò)一些孩子，他們的確滿腦子只想著自己。但是相信我，傻瓜每代人當(dāng)中都有。
Most of the young people I know are incredibly hard working and extremely motivated.
我認(rèn)識(shí)的年輕人大都十分努力，極具進(jìn)取心。
As for loyalty, it's a two-way street.
至于忠誠(chéng)，這是一條雙行道。
It used to be you worked for a company for 50 years before retiring with a sendoff dinner and a fancy gold watch.
以前你在一家公司工作50年，退休時(shí)，公司會(huì)為你辦一場(chǎng)歡送晚宴，還送你一塊昂貴的金表。
Somewhere along the way, employers began to see their employees as replaceable widgets.
多少年之后，雇主開(kāi)始視員工為可替換的零件。
Maybe you've seen it happen to your mom or dad.
也許你們已經(jīng)看到這種事發(fā)生在自己爸媽身上。
Maybe you've seen them struggle to balance home life with an inflexible work environment.
也許你們?cè)吹剿麄兣υ诩彝ド钆c僵化的工作環(huán)境之間尋求平衡。
Maybe you want something more, and I don't blame you.
也許你們想要的更多，但我并不怪你們。
Companies can't expect your loyalty unless they inspire it.
公司無(wú)法指望你忠誠(chéng)，除非他們把你們的忠誠(chéng)激發(fā)出來(lái)。
However, you're not off the hook. There is still no substitute for hard work and humility.
然而，你們并沒(méi)有擺脫責(zé)任。仍舊沒(méi)有什么可以替代勤奮和謙卑。
And if you want to get your foot in the door,
如果你們想邁出第一步，
it helps to get your fingers off the smart phones, look people in the eye, engage.
就得把手指從智能手機(jī)上拿開(kāi)，看著人們的眼睛，與他人接觸。
You want people to actually like you, and not just give you "likes."
你們希望人們真正喜歡自己，而不僅是給你們點(diǎn)“贊”。
Ultimately -- those are the parents applauding -- ultimately your future is in the hands of humans, not electronic devices.
歸根到底--鼓掌的都是家長(zhǎng)們--你們的未來(lái)掌握在人的手中，而不是電子設(shè)備。
Unless, of course, people like Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak are right about artificial intelligence,
當(dāng)然，除非像史蒂芬·霍金、埃隆·馬斯克和史蒂夫·沃茲尼亞克這樣的人把人工智能研究好。
in which case, we'll all end up family pets to some android.
但在那種情況下，我們最終都將會(huì)淪為某種安卓系統(tǒng)的家庭寵物。
