Took me quite a while to get the right kind of work I was looking for, I personally hate it when I hear about Gen Y's being the fussiest people on the planet when it comes to what they expect to get after doing an Uni course or getting a Degree. Having all that stuff is one thing, though applying it out in a work field maybe another. I can see some advantage in having a piece of paper, though on it's own with nothing backing it up with regard to what's relevant to it, it doesn't look good for anyone.
In our workplace I made some of my own personal rules when dealing with others. This ain't company rules, this is my own rules I set out in my head (nothing written), unfortunately I may have broken a couple because you fall into some kind of trap which I didn't see coming, this is the hardest ones. Sometimes if someone is bossy you can see this coming by the tone of their voice, unfortunately me hard of hearing sometimes misses this until their into their bossy tone. I'm trying to counter act this by taking the advantage of a situation (particularly if it's a Lovely lady!

). I have all kinds of emotional tunes as well as being a mystery can be good, but too much is a bad thing, though sometimes people get carried away and devolge stuff you don't want to know. Whinging is
Fatal, Language is unnecessarily cause that's Whinging too, some people will actually drop the language when dealing with you, others seem to have it in them though apply less when taking to someone who rarely swears. Apart from that just get along.
The only problem I can see from all that, is how you set other people's expectations around you. Naturally you have to be good from the start, and coming in and setting a tone in a person can really set the perspective on how others see you. Negative tones are so easily generated and can set so many people on the backfoot early as such that trying to change that perspective can be a battle!
Having said all that I've probably hung myself on these forums a few times!