B R I D G I N G

GENERA

GA P TION

THE

Boomers vs. Generation Y: Bridging The Generation Gap

At The Office

Rigid. Overbearing.

Closed-minded. -Just some of the words sometimes used

to describe Post50s in the workplace.

Lazy. Entitled.

Self-absorbed. -Equally harsh words used to describe

some young employees.

Generational conflicts have always been

present in the office.

TENSION will arise if you put a group of

strangers together from differing generations and ask them

to work side-by-side for eight or more hours each day.

BABY BOOMERS GENERATION Y

& have clashing values and views of the world.

47% OF YOUNGER WORKERS

COMPLAINED THAT OLDER MANAGERS WERE

RESISTANT TO CHANGE AND HAD A TENDANCY

TO MICROMANAGE.

OF OLDER RESPONDENTS GRIPED THAT YOUNGER WORKERS

INFORMALITY, NEED FOR SUPERVISION, AND LACK OF RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY

WERE PROBLEMATIC.

33%

Those age 65 and older now exceed 35 million!in the United !States. !

They represent the heart of today's management.!

20% OF MIDLEVEL CORPORATE EMPLOYEES

REPORT TO A BOSS WHO IS YOUNGER

So how do boomers

cope when workplace

conflict heats up?

8tips for boomers

to bridge the generation gap

at work

LEARN NEW TECHNOLOGY 1.

DISTRACTIONS manage personal

DISTRACTIONS

2.

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Understand Different 3. Work Ethics

co mmun icate

learn to 4.

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EMBRACE CHANGE  

5.

6. find a mentor

STAY CURRENT

7.

TAKE A  

OF FAITH  

8.

THANK

YOU