Executive mentors wanted. Only millennials need apply

Many young professionals have a new mandate: Drag the boss into the 21st-century

Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 07:29 Updated: Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 08:12

Kevin Roose

Jay McKee (44), of Sachse Construction, meets with his mentor Erika Lawson (28) in Detroit. Photograph: Laura McDermott/The New York Times

Jay McKee (44), of Sachse Construction, meets with his mentor Erika Lawson (28) in Detroit. Photograph: Laura McDermott/The New York Times

David Watson, left, a MD at Deutsche Bank, and Fernando Hernandez, an engineer at the bank who has mentored him. Photograph: Axel Dupeux/The New York Times

David Watson, left, a MD at Deutsche Bank, and Fernando Hernandez, an engineer at the bank who has mentored him. Photograph: Axel Dupeux/The New York Times

Junior office workers once had a fairly predictable set of daily tasks. Write the sales memo. Build the PowerPoint. Make the coffee. Now, many young professionals have a new mandate: drag the boss into the 21st century.

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