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…

Post war soldiers went home and birthrates increased and became known as the baby boomer generation. Since the increase of population during this time went up the U.S took the spot of being the richest country with the statistics showing $200 thousand- million in 1940 to $300 thousand million in 1950 and people began to consider themselves middle class. In the early 1950s North Korea invaded South Korea and U.S troops sided with the South (Korea) and battled with the North. The 22nd Amendment…

For my baby boomer interview, I decided to interview my grandmother, Carolyn Williams, the second oldest of six who was born in the year 1952 in Portland, Oregon. I started the interview with asking her, “What new technology came out during your childhood?”, she replied, “... we had cellphones, but they were like the size of a tv remote, but bigger”. She laughed and asked my aunt if she remembers what the cell phone looked like. My grandmother adds, “The cell phones that are out now are so…

 Stay as professional as possible. While the customer may seem in control of the situation, diffuse it by not responding the same way.  Use direct eye contact, be sure to smile, and let them know you will be with them as soon as you are done with the customer you are currently assisting.  Don’t respond to them in a derogatory way. Other customers who may witness this situation may see your response as inappropriate and decide to go somewhere else. There are people who want to make you a…

article, “Baby Boomers: Every Silver Lining Has a Touch of Grey,” the author takes a look at how baby boomers will work longer than they expected before retiring. Although, some baby boomers are wealthy, there are many who cannot afford to retire at the most common age of sixty-five. In this article, he also explains how baby boomers want businesses to market towards their age group if the company plans on them buying from them. In fact, many companies that do not market towards baby boomers may…

“It was a much more simpler time…people got all of their information from the same sources,” John Valentine stated during his interview. Back in the 1950s and 60s, Valentine would solely get his news from the television or newspaper. “Breaking News” that is oh so common today that can be spread around the world the moment it happens was not even a thought. To the folks that lived during the time when Instagram was not the main form of communication and Snapchat was not on hand 24/7, this…

newfound theories, postwar politics, and economic affluence, the Baby boomer generation in Canada (born 1946-1964) uniquely benefited from improved healthcare, access to sports, and a focus on fitness and leisure time. This transformative era showed a stark contrast in the upbringing of the baby boomers when compared to their “Victorian” parents. While also highlighting the economic power that baby boomers had in childhood. The Baby Boomers were children of postwar Canada, showcasing a powerful…

As the years go by, every generation has an idiosyncratic aspect to them that no other generation has before. This aspect, though, could either be positive or negative. The Baby Boomers (1946-1966) are characterized by the increase of births due to the end of World War I and World War II. Generation X is known for their independence, both a negative and positive factor. Finally, the Millennial Generation known for their assumption of techology; this is also both a positive and negative thing…

Baby Boomers Want to Stay Living at Home The care for aging baby boomers is not where it needs to be for the very large generation that is already starting to retire, and will continue to do so over the next two decades. Including many things that have not grown with the generation in order to accommodate such a large group. Many baby boomers would like to stay living in their own home during retirement, but that may not be possible. Baby boomer want to stay living in their own homes, but will…

Second semester of senior seminar consisted of a more hands on approach compared to the first semester of senior seminar. Second semester’s final project gave us a wide range of options for what our project could be. All that was asked of us was that our project engaged in the process, power, education or involvement of communication; in some way, shape or form, communication had to be involved. We were allowed to choose between various forms of work, ranging from a research paper to public…