The typical population of a company is composed of a few Baby Boomers and Gen X employees who hold the manager jobs, and a large number of Generation Y professionals who make up the staff level.
Hiring from cross-generational groups continues to become a tough thing because conflicts arise. Gen Yers want to have more flexibility and diversity in their jobs, while the two generation levels before them are the hardworking command-and-control type of employees. It would be pointless to try and make the millenials adapt to how things have been for the past decades or so. These kids know what they want and soon, will become the bosses. So while you try to bridge generation gaps, pick up a lesson or two from the new kids on the block, the office block that is.
Work-life balance is not just a concept. For Gen Yers, it is a state of life. That is why they’d rather turn into productivity machines for four hours than take it slow in the office for ten hours. When Gen Yers work, they give their best to achieve more in a short span of time. After that, they’re off to coffee with their friends. This is also the reason why they do not like long meetings. They see it as a counter-productive time-eater.
Gen Yers seize the day. They want to maximize their time at work so they can have more leisure time, and they want to prepare well for their retirement which they plan to have sooner than when their parents did. In the same way, Gen Y professionals want the most career development they can have. Gen Yers see great mentors as rockstars. Be their rockstar; train them for a director job and you will get appreciated and esteemed.
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