In my work with clients I’ve been part of many debates considering whether action is needed in organisations to accommodate Generation Y (Gen Y). Most tend to be in agreement that this is a new breed of worker that warrants discussion, but not all have been convinced that they need to change. During these discussions I often hear comments like “I had to work my way up the ladder, why do they think they shouldn’t have to”, “they are far too confident – verging on the arrogant”, “they just expect things too easy”. Some managers have said that they feel resentful and want to put Gen Y in their place. The truth is that Gen Ys attitudes to work and what they expect from employers are fundamentally different to the attitudes of Generation X (Xers) and the Boomer Generation (Boomers) and in some organisations this is causing a certain amount of pain.
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