Generational Differences In The Workplace Essay

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The Cultural and Generational Differences in a Workplace.
GENERATIONAL
1) Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers were the post war (WWII and the Korean War) war babies who are often seen as greedy and materialistic. This is the generation that came up with the 50/60 hour work week. This generation was the “Yuppies” of the 1980’s who value success and hard work where the ends justified the means. Work hard and you will be rewarded.

The Baby Boomers are not only greedy and materialistic but they are also hard workers, optimistic, and work well in a team setting after all this generation lived through the Civil Rights Movement, Sexual Revolution, travelling to the Moon and back, etc.

In a workplace the Baby Boomers would be the individuals who are competitive …show more content…

The parents were successful and they had many different opportunities. They are more optimistic than the Xers. They tent to work hard however they will only work until the end of their shift unlike the Xers who prefer to complete the task/project. Generation Y`s are great at multitasking and they are highly educated.

This generation is closely linked the Millennials. See millennial

4) Millennials
The ‘Entitled’ generation or Digital generation. Like the Gen Y’s, they are great multitaskers, very tech savvy, goal orientated and educated.

Millennials seek greater feedback about their job. They want a work place with flexibility and an organization that is socially conscious. Millennials don’t mind making mistakes as they think it is a learning opportunity. They think outside the box and are more often open to new ideas. In a workplace, they would be great in a brainstorming session. They tend to be self-absorbed however they do want to please others.

This generation and Gen Y’s are very smart. These generations are the ones who come up with the Sharing Economy such as Uber Taxi, Air BNB, Lyft and others. They believe in giving back they tend to think globally.
CULTURAL
1) Francophone
-cooperative approach during cross cultural negotiations
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