There are many different generations prevalent in today’s workforce. They range from traditionalists to Millennials. There are two specific generations that tend to differ greatly from each other. These two generations are the baby boomers and millennials. Baby boomers are classified as the generation post World War II born roughly between 1946 and 1964 (Reynolds). Millennials classified as the group of workers born after 1982 (Reynolds). Baby Boomers and Millennials are similar in their drive to be the best at their job but they tend to have more differences than similarities within the workforce from job expectations, job training, and they ways in which they were parented.
Baby boomers and Millennials both drive to get their work done and be the best at their jobs. They both offer many advantages to each other. Boomers offer knowledge since they have been within the industry for years, while millennials offer knowledge about social media and technology. Sarah Milligan stated, “fast changing technology means workers have less time to get up to speed on important new skills. It also means older employees must be willing to learn from younger ones” …show more content…
Millennials expect to have flexibility and telecommuting option that allow them to work yet at the same time give them the opportunity to leave the workplace temporarily to care for children (Ballouli). They also don’t want to work long hours due to them having short attention span and reluctance to perform tasks (ballouli). According to Reynolds, “Millennials use a lot of structure in the workplace such as clearly outlined goals, teamwork, and acknowledgement” (Reynolds). On the contrary, boomers tend to be workaholics (milligan). They want to work long hours and don’t really have a work life balance like millennials. Thus, these two different expectations among generational workers leads into different types of job class
Baby boomers and Millennials both drive to get their work done and be the best at their jobs. They both offer many advantages to each other. Boomers offer knowledge since they have been within the industry for years, while millennials offer knowledge about social media and technology. Sarah Milligan stated, “fast changing technology means workers have less time to get up to speed on important new skills. It also means older employees must be willing to learn from younger ones” …show more content…
Millennials expect to have flexibility and telecommuting option that allow them to work yet at the same time give them the opportunity to leave the workplace temporarily to care for children (Ballouli). They also don’t want to work long hours due to them having short attention span and reluctance to perform tasks (ballouli). According to Reynolds, “Millennials use a lot of structure in the workplace such as clearly outlined goals, teamwork, and acknowledgement” (Reynolds). On the contrary, boomers tend to be workaholics (milligan). They want to work long hours and don’t really have a work life balance like millennials. Thus, these two different expectations among generational workers leads into different types of job class