Millenials In The Workplace: Business Analysis

Recently, in our Business and Society course, we were introduced to your brilliant article on nurturing millennials in the workplace. We really found your ideas to be insightful and new, and as millennials we would like to add a few of our own ideas to improve your already masterful article. There are also a few concepts you present that we believe could be reworded or tweaked to insure optimal success with guiding and instructing millennials. In your article, you comment on the millennial’s transition into the workplace and that their attitudes and behaviors have caused a “cultural seismic shock” to the industry. It is interesting to observe how easy it is for people to see how generations have changed before seeing what they have repeated. With every new generation there comes a new struggle, but in reality, we fight back the same way. Baby Boomers are defined as those born between 1946 and 1964, that is, those reaching young adulthood around the year 1964. This new age of Americans brought an attitude to the world of freedom and anti-war. These …show more content…
Although, millennials appreciate feedback, we do not expect constant affirmation of the work we put in. We, as employees, desire and expect, as every other employee does, direction and guidance. Our superiors should coach us and motivate us by showing us how we can improve so we can reach our goals and succeed. Cheerleaders are important, but that role should not fall onto our boss. Advice and constructive criticism stick with us more than feigning encouragement. You emphasize the importance of practicing empathy in order to motivate millennials to work efficiently, however, millennials aren’t the only ones who drive off motivation. When people are motivated, they work harder. Instead of focusing on motivating millennials, you should focus on motivating every employee, in order to maximize the work