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Nov. 8th, 2007 07:39 pmSo. Pretty much all week I've had nothing to do at work. Not entirely -- I've had *lots* of forms and paperwork to fill out -- and it's not *really* their fault. But the fact remains, lots of dead time.
Today, I overheard my pseudo-boss watching a management training video discussing the dynamics of having Four Generations in the workplace -- The Matures (1909-1945), the Babyboomers (1946-1965), the Gen-Xers (1966-1979) and the (so-called) Millenials (1980-1988). It was a pretty interesting video and, now that I'm talking about it, I wish I'd brought my notes home with me.
They had a lot of cool information about what The World was like as each generation was coming-of-age, and how that affected who they were and how they behaved. (Generally, I think I'm fairly borderline between Gen-X and Millenial, as I matched up about 45-55 with what they said about them.) One interesting thing they claimed was that Millenials had manages to effectively put off adulthood for an extra ten years or so. Mortgages, marriages, children, and all those 'adult' things have been pushed further and further back until Millenials are effectively still teenagers almost all the way up to 30.
This, of course, in the same day that I applied for health insurance and finalized paperwork for my mortgage loan qualification... It all feels so weird.
Today, I overheard my pseudo-boss watching a management training video discussing the dynamics of having Four Generations in the workplace -- The Matures (1909-1945), the Babyboomers (1946-1965), the Gen-Xers (1966-1979) and the (so-called) Millenials (1980-1988). It was a pretty interesting video and, now that I'm talking about it, I wish I'd brought my notes home with me.
They had a lot of cool information about what The World was like as each generation was coming-of-age, and how that affected who they were and how they behaved. (Generally, I think I'm fairly borderline between Gen-X and Millenial, as I matched up about 45-55 with what they said about them.) One interesting thing they claimed was that Millenials had manages to effectively put off adulthood for an extra ten years or so. Mortgages, marriages, children, and all those 'adult' things have been pushed further and further back until Millenials are effectively still teenagers almost all the way up to 30.
This, of course, in the same day that I applied for health insurance and finalized paperwork for my mortgage loan qualification... It all feels so weird.
