I agree with a lot of what the author has said, but I will add this:
My older generation wanted to be CEOS, the upcoming generation wants to be owners of companies. Lots of reasons for this switch but many younger people have no intention of working for a company that may or will replace them with an H1b employee for one third the price, or will be replaced by out sourcing, or will be subject to periodic layoffs or will be replaced by technology. There is a long list that extends beyond the above written list.
Many are not willing to pay a large sum of money and 5 years of their life for a degree that will result in a 15 year career that becomes difficult after the age of 40.
They will go to college, but they will do so for specific courses and information and may never bother to get a degree.
They will hire those female college graduates and pay them well, but ultimately those college grads will always be employees. Because that is what they were taught.
The upcoming generation’s belief is:
“If you’re an employee, you’re a failure.”
Office Space is a perfect reflection of how the modern workplace is.