Surviving and

Thriving in a

Multi-Generational

Workforce

Jennifer FisherJ.E.N. 3.0

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TraditionalistsBorn before 1945

Veterans/Traditionalists: Over 72 years old

• Important events included: – The Great Depression– WWII – Disney releases it’s first animated feature (Snow

White)– The Korean War– Sputnik went into Orbit

• Signature Technology Growing Up: Radio

• Approximately 3% in the workforce

• Communication Preference: In person

Baby BoomersBorn 1946 to 1964

• Important events included: – Man walks on the Moon– Civil Rights Movement/Women’s Rights– Woodstock and the 60’s– Deaths of JFK and Martin Luther King– Vietnam War begins

• Signature Technology Growing Up: Television

• Approximately 29% in the workforce– Many preparing for retirement– 10,000 a day retiring

• Communication Preference: In person, telephone

Generation XBorn 1965 to 1979

Generation X: 37-50 years old

Important events:

– The Cold War – Ronald Regan

– Challenger Shuttle Explodes on Takeoff

– Fall of the Berlin Wall and Communism in Eastern Europe

– U.S. Troops go to Persian Gulf for the 1st time

– AIDS Identified

Signature Technology Growing Up: Computers

Approximately 34% in the workforce

Communication Preference: Email or text message

Latch-key kids

Learned to take care of themselves

Highly independent

MillennialsBorn 1980 to 1997

Older Millennials: 25-36 years old

• Important Events: – Death of Princess Diana

– Death of Mother Teresa

– Columbine and school shootings

– 9/11

– War begins in Iraq for a 2nd time

Signature Technology Growing Up: Tablets/Smartphones

Approximately 34% total in the workforce

Communication Preference: Text message or social media

Younger Millennials: 17-24 years old

• Important Events: – Grew up during the “Great Recession”– 9/11 still impacting parenting styles– War on Terror and weapons of mass destruction– Mass Shootings– First African American President

Signature Technology Growing Up: Smart phones, virtual reality

Approximately 34% total in the workforce

Communication Preference: Text message

What Really Make’s Millennials Different?

94% of Millennials state they respect older generations

Generation Z

With so many generations at work, what does all this mean?

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