08 May 2015

Millennials at Work

Yesterday's Diane Rehm Show had a fascinating topic: Millennials In Today's Workforce. Find a link at http://goo.gl/qxot1x. The discussion of the merits and demerits of this dominate group in business was fascinating. Their self-perceptions and the impressions they impart on others are further explored in another website at http://goo.gl/2RVmKE.

I will admit that this is not my personal age group. You'll have to try and figure out what that may be for yourself. But I do know about the challenges I have had in using and accommodating these people.

Their parents deserve some credit (and blame) for making them both smart and demanding. Now we, as employers, have the opportunity to use those "smarts", while figuring out how to cope with the "demands". It's a little bit like being parents again - This time with someone else's children.

I will admit that I have found the sense of entitlement somewhat irritating. At the same time, I find stimulation in the willingness to adopt technology. I wish I were a better thumb typist.

What will the workplace be like twenty to thirty years from now, as the Millennials have to deal with with their offspring? It'll be fun to watch.