Multigenerational Analysis: My Baby Boomer

For my Multigenerational Analysis, I was fortunate enough that my parents and my sister fit the criteria for the generations as outlined in the assignment sheet. My Baby Boomer was my father, Winston. My dad is 56 years old and he currently works in the IT department of an investment company, BlackRock Inc. His formal job title is IT Administrator, which entails him to work on a team to perform technical support, but also provide technological assistance to the company by the means of implementation of new software, beta testing, coding, IT networking, as well as the creation of new technology software. His job has a laid back environment, with a relaxed dress code but at times can be very high stressed, especially when new software is being …show more content…
However two biggest differences I did notice was in the way each person viewed their respective jobs, and in their overall commitment to their employers. With the commitment to their employers, my dad was super committed and loyal to his employer and he attributed this to his instinctual aversion to change and that once he sets “roots” in a place he’s likely to stick it out no matter what because he feels that he owes it to not only the company but himself as well. My mom on the other hand, has no loyalty to her employer and she states that she’s always looking for the next “best” option and would never pass up an opportunity to change jobs. My sister’s commitment exist somewhere between my parents and although she currently is in the market for a different profession, she feels that if she found the right company to work for she’d be more loyal to it and would like to put all her efforts into the betterment of said company. However, she recognizes that she’s not there now and therefore doesn’t feel that committed at …show more content…
Therefore it doesn’t come as a shock that the first thing she mentioned when discussing people older than her in the workforce was how technological inept they were. She doesn’t understand their apprehension towards technology and is a little aggravated by their lack of usage (as it means more work for her in the long run). She also is consistently looking for opportunities to grow and sees jobs an opportunity to obtain skills for potential movement either within one company or another outside possibility. However, disproportionate to what is considered generationally accepted, my sister actually prefers management and hierarchal roles to be more pronounced. While she can appreciate a boss who is friendly with their employees, she actually finds solace in work environments that has a manager who is “in charge and acts that way”. She’s values hierarchies and the power distance over a more balanced power structure which is something completely out of the ordinary for other