Q. Tell me millennials are kidding. I saw this article all over the Internet about a [young woman] who started a GoFundMe because her salary was not respectable at Yelp. I know I need younger people at my company. But I don’t need the headaches and unreasonable expectations. Can I just wait until another generation comes along?

A. Millennials, just like every generation, are different than the generation before or after. This group has taken plenty of heat, most recently because of the situation you mention. One person was unhappy with her pay, and the speed of advancement, and another person delivered a scathing response about the hard work it takes to get ahead and basically to “get over herself.’’ We can generalize about millennials. As potential employees, they can be extremely valuable and challenging because:

¦ Millennials are the most well-educated generation. They pursue higher education more than any before them.

¦ Millennials are more loyal to employers than Gen Xers were at the same age, according to a White House study.

¦ Millennials are “digitally native’’; their familiarity with technology can be beneficial to most employers.

¦ Millennials value work-life balance more than former generations; they have expectations about flexibility that you might find challenging. Work is not a place, it’s an event. They might want to work remotely (from home or elsewhere), or work different hours.

¦ They care about social responsibility and will ask you about your views and commitments in that area.

¦ Millennials love working in teams. They have grown up collaborating with their peers in the classroom and online.

¦ They want to advance. They do not respond well to lock-step promotions or time-based advancement. It’s all personal to them, and they don’t want to be compared to others.

Elaine Varelas is managing partner at Keystone Partners, a career management firm in Boston, and serves on the board of Career Partners International.