Skip to comments.
As a millennial, how can I understand and work with a Gen X-er?
Fortune ^
| April 22, 2015
| Answer by Mira Zaslove on Quora
Posted on 04/22/2015 12:12:53 PM PDT by C19fan
As an Xer, Ive worked with and managed many millennials. And as Michael O. Church writes, people are people. Yet, there are times when knowing a little about each generation has helped me understand a colleague.
When generalizing about any group, its first necessary to recognize that not everybody in any particular group acts like everyone else. There is often just as much variation within each group, as there is between groups.
(Excerpt) Read more at fortune.com ...
TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: generation; millenials; x
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-79 next last
Maybe it is my Generation Xer bias showing but the comparison makes Xers model employees in comparison to the high maintenance Millenials.
1
posted on
04/22/2015 12:12:53 PM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Maybe it is my Generation Xer bias showing but the comparison makes Xers model employees in comparison to the high maintenance Millenials. Imagine how the Baby Boomers feel about them.
2
posted on
04/22/2015 12:16:09 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: Alex Murphy
Or us post-baby-boomers.
A great insight I had as a part-time professor was comprehending that such a large percentage of students, aka future workers, just won't work.
3
posted on
04/22/2015 12:18:28 PM PDT
by
ctdonath2
(Hillary:polarizing/calculating/disingenuous/insincere/ambitious/inevitable/entitled/overconfident/se)
To: C19fan
How old is an Xer and how old is a Millennial?
I'm a late Boomer, mid 50s.
To: TexasCajun
Gen-Xer: born 1961 to 1981 (aged 34 to 54 today)
Millennial: born 1982-2002 (aged 13 to 33 today)
5
posted on
04/22/2015 12:20:40 PM PDT
by
C19fan
To: ctdonath2
6
posted on
04/22/2015 12:20:48 PM PDT
by
NCDave
(AKA, "That idiot over there")
To: NCDave
7
posted on
04/22/2015 12:21:41 PM PDT
by
NCDave
(AKA, "That idiot over there")
To: C19fan
3 words... “As an individual.”
the whole “generational differences” analysis is an excuse. If the individual fails to measure up to standards, they should be jettisoned. If they exceed some standards, but need help in others, try to help - but keep one finger on the jettison button if the areas they are weak in are important.
If you are surrounded by individuals who fail to meet standards, first consider whether your standards are reasonable. But also consider whether you are simply in the wrong workplace.
8
posted on
04/22/2015 12:25:12 PM PDT
by
MortMan
(All those in favor of gun control raise both hands!)
To: C19fan
Funny. As a Gen-X type, my best mentoring has been a Millenial who has had her art go to State in competition. She works hard on her art.
Her brother is the same with his talents, which aren't art..
Sometimes, I think those guys just need to be interacted with like they were humans, instead of part of a group.
/johnny
To: C19fan
There is often just as much variation within each group, as there is between groups.
Which means there's little reality in these distinctions by "generation" that aren't better explained by age and interests.
10
posted on
04/22/2015 12:27:28 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: TexasCajun
“I’m a late Boomer, mid 50s.”
I can be a Boomer or just an old fart. Depends on what I eat on any given day.
11
posted on
04/22/2015 12:27:50 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: C19fan
Gen-Xer: born 1961 to 1981 (aged 34 to 54 today) Baby Boomers went through 1964.
12
posted on
04/22/2015 12:28:18 PM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: C19fan
I had the misfortune of supervising some Millenials.
Effing useless.
13
posted on
04/22/2015 12:32:58 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: ctdonath2
I’m 50, I sigh a lot and go on about my business.
14
posted on
04/22/2015 12:34:38 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: C19fan
I’m 48, born in 1966, would fall into the X’er camp, but even so, sometimes it is tough to delineate boundaries. I consider myself a “Generation Joneser,” sort of like a fusion of some “Baby Boomer” and “X’er” traits. I remember watching the old shows like Star Trek, H.R. Pufenstuf and Banana Splits as well as the Moon Landings and black and white TV, but much too young to protest and so on. Even so, I’ve seen many god millennials and many bad ones. Still in some ways, I’m cautious optimistic about the future, many of them tend to be libertarian/conservative. One bad thing though, I had to explain who Perry Mason was. B-P
15
posted on
04/22/2015 12:46:42 PM PDT
by
Nowhere Man
(Mom I miss you! (>8-20-1938 to 11-18-2013) Cancer sucks)
To: Nowhere Man
16
posted on
04/22/2015 12:47:21 PM PDT
by
Nowhere Man
(Mom I miss you! (>8-20-1938 to 11-18-2013) Cancer sucks)
To: qam1
17
posted on
04/22/2015 12:50:38 PM PDT
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: C19fan
1961 is boomer.
Boomers run from 1946 through 1964.
18
posted on
04/22/2015 12:51:24 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
To: cripplecreek
Exactly. Explain it this way “work hard or get fired” end of story.
19
posted on
04/22/2015 12:52:17 PM PDT
by
enraged
Millenials are easy to deal with as long as they have a free hour at work to go to a safe room with cookies, and playdough and juice and stuff
20
posted on
04/22/2015 12:53:53 PM PDT
by
dsrtsage
(One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-79 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson