http://www.theredrecruiter.com/job-search/generational-jousting/ Recruiting, Social Media and Red Shoe Adventures! Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.theredrecruiter.com/job-search/generational-jousting/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 bsaunders Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:20:32 +0000 http://www.theredrecruiter.com/?p=1289#comment-1851 What gets lost in the stereotyping, both good and bad, are the real workplace critiques each generation offers. Gen-Y is right: it was never OK that people had to "pay dues" for some arbitrary period of time as a hazing ritual. Gen-X is right: conflating one's personal identity with that of one's employer was always an assault on dignity. For a contract lifelong security, perhaps the tradeoff was justified; without such a contract, it is not. The Boomers are right: a deal's a deal. Many poured heart and soul into a contract that is now obsolete. At the very least, they should not be shuffled out the door and towards the old age home because they aren't up on Twitter, Facebook, IM. What gets lost in the stereotyping, both good and bad, are the real workplace critiques each generation offers. Gen-Y is right: it was never OK that people had to “pay dues” for some arbitrary period of time as a hazing ritual. Gen-X is right: conflating one's personal identity with that of one's employer was always an assault on dignity. For a contract lifelong security, perhaps the tradeoff was justified; without such a contract, it is not. The Boomers are right: a deal's a deal. Many poured heart and soul into a contract that is now obsolete. At the very least, they should not be shuffled out the door and towards the old age home because they aren't up on Twitter, Facebook, IM.

]]> http://www.theredrecruiter.com/job-search/generational-jousting/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 bsaunders Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:20:32 +0000 http://www.theredrecruiter.com/?p=1289#comment-1621 What gets lost in the stereotyping, both good and bad, are the real workplace critiques each generation offers. Gen-Y is right: it was never OK that people had to "pay dues" for some arbitrary period of time as a hazing ritual. Gen-X is right: conflating one's personal identity with that of one's employer was always an assault on dignity. For a contract lifelong security, perhaps the tradeoff was justified; without such a contract, it is not. The Boomers are right: a deal's a deal. Many poured heart and soul into a contract that is now obsolete. At the very least, they should not be shuffled out the door and towards the old age home because they aren't up on Twitter, Facebook, IM. What gets lost in the stereotyping, both good and bad, are the real workplace critiques each generation offers. Gen-Y is right: it was never OK that people had to “pay dues” for some arbitrary period of time as a hazing ritual. Gen-X is right: conflating one's personal identity with that of one's employer was always an assault on dignity. For a contract lifelong security, perhaps the tradeoff was justified; without such a contract, it is not. The Boomers are right: a deal's a deal. Many poured heart and soul into a contract that is now obsolete. At the very least, they should not be shuffled out the door and towards the old age home because they aren't up on Twitter, Facebook, IM.

]]> http://www.theredrecruiter.com/job-search/generational-jousting/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 theredrecruiter Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:37:00 +0000 http://www.theredrecruiter.com/?p=1289#comment-1395 I wonder how long it will take before the generations start talking about how we can all work together constructively - hopefully embracing the differences as strengths instead of simply hindrances to performance. I wonder how long it will take before the generations start talking about how we can all work together constructively – hopefully embracing the differences as strengths instead of simply hindrances to performance.

]]> http://www.theredrecruiter.com/job-search/generational-jousting/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 theredrecruiter Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.theredrecruiter.com/?p=1289#comment-1353 I wonder how long it will take before the generations start talking about how we can all work together constructively - hopefully embracing the differences as strengths instead of simply hindrances to performance. I wonder how long it will take before the generations start talking about how we can all work together constructively – hopefully embracing the differences as strengths instead of simply hindrances to performance.

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