Generations In Companies
The Intergenerational Phenomenon in Companies It is increasingly evident that companies present heterogeneous staff in terms of age. Thus, it is not uncommon to find between three and five generations coexisting in the same work environment: Veterans, Millennials, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z. The generational diversity in companies is evident. None of them has the same way of working, ways of proceeding, knowledge and work and life circumstances. Although we are aware of these differences, we have not delved into what experiences, values, abilities, concerns and motivations mark their vital and professional essence. This generational reality becomes strategic for organizations because there are still many challenges to be solved. Among others, we need Baby Boomers to retire as late as possible and continue to add value. However, we disassociate them or do not count with them, and nobody measures in economic terms what the decapitalization of their knowledge supposes. Meanwhile, our mature youth, Generation X, currently trapped between the burdens of their age, children, mortgages … and the lack of projection in their professional careers by the Baby Boomers, feel stressed and unmotivated because everything falls on them. In the relationship with our young people, Generation Y … Read more