This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. A lot of ink has been spilled about the generation gap at work, which has been playing out in tense exchanges over Slack and some pretty funny memes on social media, similar to the sentiments like these:
Younger workers are entitled prima donnas who expect a fully stocked snack bar, yoga, and chair massages at the office — for their pets, too! Older workers are rigid technophobes who get judgey if you miss a deadline or mention your period in a meeting. Also: What’s wrong with getting a bar cart for happy hours? But while the friction between older and younger workers seems clear, it’s hard to tell what’s actually going on. Are Gen Y and Gen Z really dismantling time-honored work standards in favor of cry rooms and unlimited vacay? Do boomer and Gen X managers need to get over their old-school biases and stick-in-the-mud rules? Let’s dig in.How we got here First, let’s acknowledge that the work world has changed dramatically — whether you look back three years or 30. You could point to rapid technological advances or Covid setbacks, but the origins of the new (and not always comfortable) dynamic between generations actually stems from a profound change in workforce demographics, says Bradley Schurman, founder and CEO of Human Change, a consulting firm that helps organizations nav …
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Younger workers are entitled prima donnas who expect a fully stocked snack bar, yoga, and chair massages at the office — for their pets, too! Older workers are rigid technophobes who get judgey if you miss a deadline or mention your period in a meeting. Also: What’s wrong with getting a bar cart for happy hours? But while the friction between older and younger workers seems clear, it’s hard to tell what’s actually going on. Are Gen Y and Gen Z really dismantling time-honored work standards in favor of cry rooms and unlimited vacay? Do boomer and Gen X managers need to get over their old-school biases and stick-in-the-mud rules? Let’s dig in.How we got here First, let’s acknowledge that the work world has changed dramatically — whether you look back three years or 30. You could point to rapid technological advances or Covid setbacks, but the origins of the new (and not always comfortable) dynamic between generations actually stems from a profound change in workforce demographics, says Bradley Schurman, founder and CEO of Human Change, a consulting firm that helps organizations nav …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]