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: THE YOUNG NURSE

This is my first professional job. I have worked at two other hos-
pitals before I completed nursing school and can say that I feel
lucky to start my nursing career here. My nursing orientation was
excellent, and now that I am fully oriented, I can confidently say
that I am where I need to be. I have intelligent mentors who are
approachable and knowledgeable. I have only positive things to say
about the hospital and plan on working here for years to come.

: THE YOUNG ACCOUNTANT
The firm has provided me with more opportunities to grow my
skill set than I would have received at many other organizations.
I am allowed to grow and expand my areas of competence based on
performance, not age or any other factor.

: THE YOUNG PROJECT MANAGER

I have worked for the company just over a year, and I have learned
more than in college or graduate school. As a young person in the
company, the management really takes you under their wing and
they place a lot of trust and responsibility in you. . . . They realize
that the best way to learn is through challenges. Every person at
the company is open to any question you may have. The company
is extremely focused on the development of their young staff. I love
my job, and I have grown to be extremely confident in my career.
I have no plans to leave because I really feel that it is the best place
for me.

There were a hundred more quotes in this same vein that we could
have cited, most from respondents whose employers are creating highly
engaged workplaces. These three young people are anything but indiffer-
ent about their work experiences, and their attitudes stand in sharp con-
trast to the way many research studies have characterized Millennials: