{"id":200,"date":"2006-07-31T13:39:19","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T18:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?p=200"},"modified":"2006-07-31T13:39:40","modified_gmt":"2006-07-31T18:39:40","slug":"gen-y-changes-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/07\/gen-y-changes-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Y Changes in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m late in catching up to some articles, but I did read CareerJournal&#8217;s excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.careerjournal.com\/myc\/climbing\/20060725-gunn.html?mod=RSS_Career_Journal&#038;cjrss=frontpage\" target=\"_blank\">Three Tips from Gen-Y About the New Workplace<\/a>. There are some intriguing points here so let&#8217;s start with this gem:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Gen-Yers crave feedback from bosses, clients and co-workers about what they should be doing, how they should do it, and, afterward, how they can do it better next time, she says. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This approach is effective for more than just employee discussions, but also for customer interactions. We discussed some of these topics in one of our articles from earlier this year &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.selectmetrix.com\/Articles\/2006\/Article_Hiring_Adjustments_for_Gen_X_Y.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hiring Adjustments for Generations X and Y<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, an epiphany for a Baby Boomer after observing her daughter&#8217;s job hunt:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In 2005, feeling that she&#8217;d gone as far as she could in her job as the public-relations director for a technology company, Ms. Piercey began thinking about taking her skills in a new direction. She reconsidered her long-held belief that every new job had to be &#8220;a bigger title and more money,&#8221; she says.<br \/>\n&#8220;My last job was 24\/7. I was interested in getting back some work-life balance,&#8221; Ms. Piercey says. Her new position, she explains, is &#8220;a lot more satisfying. You work hard, but you have a life, too.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>2 things to note: work-life balance and skill development. Those 2 items are hallmarks of Gen Y. Balance is important in their lives. They work hard, but they also value their time away from work. This approach is 180 degrees different than the Boomers. Skill development is an engaging topic for young workers. They are focused on their own personal development in a position and the skills they will develop. Hence, their desire to receive much feedback from their manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m late in catching up to some articles, but I did read CareerJournal&#8217;s excellent Three Tips from Gen-Y About the New Workplace. There are some intriguing points here so let&#8217;s start with this gem: Gen-Yers crave feedback from bosses, clients and co-workers about what they should be doing, how they should do it, and, afterward, how they can do it better next time, she says. This approach is effective for more than just employee discussions, but also for customer interactions. We discussed some of these topics in one of our articles from earlier this year &#8211; Hiring Adjustments for Generations X and Y. Lastly, an epiphany for a Baby Boomer&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/07\/gen-y-changes-in-the-workplace\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hiring","category-trends"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-3e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2175,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/11\/what-is-gen-u\/","url_meta":{"origin":200,"position":0},"title":"What Is Gen U?","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"November 23, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cGeneration Unretired\u201d according to this BusinessWeek.com article.\u00a0 That is a new term to me.\u00a0 According to the article: The AARP says that 8 out of 10 baby boomers will work part- or full-time past retirement age. That's 64 million unretiring Americans, the biggest demographic shift in the American workforce since\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Generations&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Generations","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/generations\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":157,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/07\/generational-differences\/","url_meta":{"origin":200,"position":1},"title":"Generational Differences","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"July 7, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's keep the generations topic rolling this Friday. The workplace generations are transitioning as the boomers exit and the X'ers assume leadership roles. This topic is one we have written about here and here. This week I came across an article by Kevin Wheeler titled Generational Differences Make All the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hiring&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":937,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/05\/a-quick-lesson-on-millennials-gen-y\/","url_meta":{"origin":200,"position":2},"title":"A Quick Lesson On Millennials (Gen Y)","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"May 19, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"ABCnews.com offers a comprehensive article explaining some traits of the Millennial generation - Meet the New Millennials. The lengthy article provides many different insights into this generation. Here are some anecdotal highlights: \"We recently had to tell a young woman employee that this was not an underwear optional workplace,\" he\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team Management&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Team Management","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/team-management\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1601,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/06\/the-gen-y-workplace\/","url_meta":{"origin":200,"position":3},"title":"The Gen Y Workplace","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"June 2, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"From CollegeRecruiter.com: Generation Y a\/k\/a Millennials promise to: Hold only productive meetings. Hallelujah! Shorten the workday by focusing on productivity. Bring back administrative assistants -- even if Gen Y pays for them out-of-pocket and even if they're virtual. Redefine retirement by taking multiple mini-retirements. They'll find real mentors by teaching\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Generations&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Generations","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/generations\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1300,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/11\/7-tips-for-recruiting-gen-y\/","url_meta":{"origin":200,"position":4},"title":"7 Tips For Recruiting Gen Y","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"November 20, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"From Recruiting.com: 7 Tips for Recruiting Gen-Y Offer generous referral bonuses. Consider different geographies. Keep \u2018em moving. Tlk 2 them. Get flexible. Community service. Think beyond the short term. 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