Baby boomer

Baby Boomers, Are you “Happy?” Don’t take this the wrong way or look upon me unkindly but every morning I wake up I am really freaking “Happy.” My life may not be exactly what I want (yet). My health is not perfect. My finances are not to the point where I can retire without watching what I am doing. But I am “Happy.” Certifiably, assuredly, unquestionably, indisputably and without a doubt “Happy.” I often wonder why. Are you “Happy?” Do you know why? I get a ton of emails (my choice) from…

When prompted to describe a conservative member of the Baby Boomer generation, younger people from America often imagine a senior citizen with a distinct intolerance for the youth. America’s Baby Boomers are thought to view Millennials and the Generation Z as “entitled”, “lazy” and “self-centered”. Phrases like “back in my day…”, “today’s misguided youth…” and “the downfall of society…” get thrown around as well in such conversation. This general outlook seems to be applied to all of the world’s…

different articles about workforce diversity. The focus of each of these articles was the role that women play in creating diversity in the workforce. The first article “How to Get More Women into the Workforce” started off by stating that the baby boomer generation is nearing retirement age. Once consequence of this is that the number of job openings will reach record highs. Currently, the workforce participation rate is 62%, which is the lowest it’s been since the 1970s. The question that…

The target audience are baby boomers aged 49-67 years old, that donate money to charity. These baby life-crisis parents are parents, whose children recently left for college or parents that miss taking care of children. Since these baby life-crisis parents long for the presence of children and are well established in their careers, this type of donor is more inclined to give back to organizations that aid children. The baby life-crisis parents are based in Jacksonville, which is fantastic for…

Research has found that there are stereotypes associated with the different generations (Perry, Hanvongse, & Casonic , 2013; Gibson et al., 2009; Coulon et al., 2008). The Baby Boomers are stereotyped as loyal, especially to their companies. The generation is also seen as idealistic, optimistic and driven workers. Unfortunately, Baby Boomers are viewed as being bad with technology and resistant to change (Perry et al., 2013; Gibson…

After the Collapse of the Soviet Union, the soviet baby boomers felt a sense of relief and felt more relaxed because they had the freedoms that most Americans do. However they felt that their government was spilling out nonsense. During Raleigh’s interview with Arkadaii Darchencko, Darchencko thought that the press during the late 1980s were lying about the atrocities that the Soviet government had committed which he states that “what was was being said was a bunch of nonsense” (Raleigh 150). In…

large cohort born between 1946 and 1964, also known as ‘baby boomers’ who are working longer than previous generations. This is backed up by Mermin, Johnson and Murphy (2007), who concluded that “the mean self-reported probability of working full time past age 65 among workers aged 51 to 56 increased from 27% to 33%” (p. 293). Although job insecurity can be detrimental to one’s mental and emotional health, longer careers for the baby boomer generation has many positive factors including those on…

Today organizations deal with constant change in a global world. Baby Boomers can no longer think about quitting work after 25 years. Experience in the workplace which is what the Baby boomers bring to the workforce. Generation X, per our textbook, Human Resource Management, states they like to have hands on and Millennials look for instant training but from a mentor that has a lot to offer (Mathis, Jackson, Valentine, & Meglich, 2017, p. 299). Since all generations are important it would be…

The baby boomers were a new generation of people. With increased educational, financial and social opportunities, the Boomer Generation was seen as a generation of optimism, exploration and achievement. Compared to the previous generations, more teenagers pursued a higher education or moved away from family to pursue…

"To save a life makes you a hero. To save 100 lives makes you a nurse" -Nursing the Corn. With the baby boom generation getting older and older and jobs(such as nursing in the medical field) opening up because of the passing of the generation, we need more nurses. Nursing requires a bachelors degree in General Health and a two year technical education degree in Nursing specific courses that require the use of CPR, assisted living and the use of sutures to close wounds. All of which are taught by…