• grue@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    “Everyone gets a medal in this generation” says man from generation who insisted on the practice because their own egos couldn’t handle the notion that their kids weren’t perfect at everything, even though the kids themselves were just fine not being rewarded for failure.

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      I’m a millennial with a pension. It’s rare but not unheard of in today’s world. Also have a 401K and HSA account. The weird part is the pension was a newer addition to our benefits package in the last handful of years.