Generational Conflict In The Workplace

As society grows, so do the social needs of society. Throughout history different generations have enter the workforce. The perceived decline in work ethic is perhaps one of the major contributors of generational conflicts in the workplace. Generation X for instance, has been labeled the ‘slacker’ generation and employers complain that younger workers are uncommitted to their jobs and work only the required hours and little more (O’Bannon 2001). This research explores the seriousness of managing the clash of generation, Baby Boomer and Xers in the workforce. People need to understand the cause behind the work ethic, backgrounds, and the clash of generation at work. And most importantly what are companies, federal, and state officials doing …show more content…
The main cause of this friction will be intensified by the new revolution of technology, and the different ages in the workforce. Some of the strategies to study and understand will be sending managers and people in charge of their companies to classes. This classes can teach managers, and bosses the basics of how to recognized generational differences. Another method that could help the relationship between Baby Boomers and Xers is how younger people need to learn how look for the experienced and wisdom that can offer an older employees. In the other hand older generation such as the Baby Boomer should also learn to be opened minded on the perspective that a younger employee could offer. Younger generation could offer many things in a workplace such as creativity, new ideas, and different methods of working more …show more content…
Young people don’t care about older people’s feelings. There is an important element that influences the success of a professional job. People that are efficient are willing to work the hardest and will give you more productively. Today in actuality some people that are new at a workplace don’t take kindness to their work environment. In the past older generation taught individuals to be nice and respectful. To be more efficient in a workplace we need to show the rest of the employees the interest that you have to resolve their problems or depending of their needs. Without a doubt the most important thing that a manufacturer needs to worry is to have a group of workers that could follow with the objectives that the company has. It doesn’t matter what generation you belong in, to have excellent results a collaboration of all of the team members must occurred in order to accomplish the goal in the work environment. It’s necessary to define the actions and the procedures that each member of the Baby Boomers and Xers Generation has. One is to integrate in a way sufficient to have success to manage and control the team in the workforce. Working as a team requires having unique objectives that are in common with the entire group. For each generation there are several key points to manage and control the team of the organization. We need to follow several important key points that could help you