“Get this…Michelle’s assistant quit yesterday.”

“Oh really? Why did she quit? Was there any drama?” I asked.

“I don’t think so. I think she went back to her old job.”

“Well, that sucks, but I guess it happens,” I said.

“Yeah, but the timing is bad because it’s just before the holidays. And, a day after giving notice, she said she wasn’t working her full two weeks because she felt Michelle was being cold to her.”

“Yeah, well, I guess if you’re going to quit, you might as well just quit.”

“Maybe, but it just seems like such a millennial thing to do.”

I agreed. It did sound like a millennial thing to do. Or, at least it sounded like the type of thing society has come to label as “millennial”. The truth was that this girl wanted something different, and she wanted it immediately. We can argue about the “right way” to leave a job or how respectful it is to serve out a two-week notice, but it’s an antiquated debate. This girl wasn’t seeking freedom. She already had that. She was just ready to use it.

Our world is racing towards instant gratification in every facet of our lives. We want things fast and we want things cheap. We want transparency and we want options. We refuse contracts or stipulations. And, the world is delivering.

We can price anything against Amazon. We’re cutting the cord on our cable providers. “Cancel anytime” has become a standard. There are apps that deliver sex. We have options everywhere and our alternatives seem endless.

This is the state of the world. We’re all aware of it. And, we all accept it because it benefits each of us. You can shop your insurance because you know the other options. No one accepts the dealerships word because we can research the car ourselves. And, we don’t have to stay in a job we don’t like, because there is a world of opportunity.

The only reason for society’s old established norms is because today’s level of alternatives didn’t exist. Our parents worked jobs for 30 years because quitting and looking elsewhere involved a degree of risk we no longer face. Some of us are still burdened by the previous generation’s view of workplace loyalty and we abide by dated concepts of how things should be done. But the truth is, we don’t have to stick with anything we don’t like. Good or bad, that’s the state of the world. That is who we are. For some of us, it’s who we have become. For others, for Millenials, it’s the only way they’ve ever been.

So, yes, I can believe Michelle’s assistant quit. In fact, it’s the most believable thing I’ll hear all day. It’s not because she’s a Millennial, and it’s not because she’s spoiled, it’s because she’s no different than anyone else.