I was born in 1981, so while I feel more like a Gen-Yer I have a lot of Gen-Xer friends. Cynicism and negativity are your defining characteristics.
I feel that Gen-Xers definitely received the short end of the stick when they entered the corporate world. I see a lot of my slightly younger colleagues getting coddled by boomers in the workplace because they "remind me so much of my son/daughter". Meanwhile, the Gen-Xers had to "compete" with the boomers in the 90s who were too selfish to pass on the torch. The boomers got to keep all the good jobs, while the Gen-Xers were left in the dust. Gen-Yers also have had to scramble for jobs, trying to compete with India and China, already in the very short history of their work experience. Now it is time for the boomers to retire and it is up to us to pick up the pieces. This can be a good experience or a bad experience, but Gen-Y and Gen-X working together is going to be the only way out. We can still reverse the abuse that the boomer generation inflicted upon this country.
Millennials get over yourselves. Stay late at work a couple of times a week and offer to help your overwhelmed Gen-Xers, not your inefficient I'm-showing-my-face-to-show how-hard-I-don't-really-work boomers. Gen-Xers get over your bitterness and resentment. Do something about your problems and utilize your millennial colleagues who want to learn and work. Work with us millennials because we can change the face of corporate life for good.
I was born in 1981, so while I feel more like a Gen-Yer I have a lot of Gen-Xer friends. Cynicism and negativity are your defining characteristics.
I feel that Gen-Xers definitely received the short end of the stick when they entered the corporate world. I see a lot of my slightly younger colleagues getting coddled by boomers in the workplace because they "remind me so much of my son/daughter". Meanwhile, the Gen-Xers had to "compete" with the boomers in the 90s who were too selfish to pass on the torch. The boomers got to keep all the good jobs, while the Gen-Xers were left in the dust. Gen-Yers also have had to scramble for jobs, trying to compete with India and China, already in the very short history of their work experience. Now it is time for the boomers to retire and it is up to us to pick up the pieces. This can be a good experience or a bad experience, but Gen-Y and Gen-X working together is going to be the only way out. We can still reverse the abuse that the boomer generation inflicted upon this country.
Millennials get over yourselves. Stay late at work a couple of times a week and offer to help your overwhelmed Gen-Xers, not your inefficient I'm-showing-my-face-to-show how-hard-I-don't-really-work boomers. Gen-Xers get over your bitterness and resentment. Do something about your problems and utilize your millennial colleagues who want to learn and work. Work with us millennials because we can change the face of corporate life for good.