tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post619303521898101280..comments2024-02-29T04:02:48.619-05:00Comments on keeping feet: Thoughts on Work, Age, and GenderJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12937512054883534573noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-40690129374778414562007-10-30T12:14:00.000-04:002007-10-30T12:14:00.000-04:00I know this is late but i was out of town :) I ha...I know this is late but i was out of town :) I have to agree about the interrupting thing. I find that I consider those who are my best friends to be ones where we interrupt each other. It's not the fact that ALL of my thoughts get out, but that we share in the conversation. I never realized it went beyond me, but only with females....Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126450305281095677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-36333067773419367892007-10-25T08:52:00.000-04:002007-10-25T08:52:00.000-04:00Joanna, you have to read about Millennials! It's ...Joanna, you have to read about Millennials! It's another name for gen-y-ers (and one I like better). Here is a link to a page about millennials in the work place:<BR/><BR/>http://www.generationsatwork.com/articles/millenials.htm<BR/><BR/>Also, check out this info on generations, you may enjoy it:<BR/><BR/>http://www.fourthturning.com/Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748356409898753600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-10137219612970589862007-10-23T13:18:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:18:00.000-04:00I'm not surprised at any of this- it's not 'new' i...I'm not surprised at any of this- it's not 'new' information to me. I resonate with it. I post it to show that these differences are being acknowledged by some studies and workplaces. Some of my friends' experiences in their workplaces have shown that, although there wasn't necessarily a "good ol' boys' club" there, the Gen-X or Boomer managers did not understand the Gen-Y mindset. The generational differences may not be as obvious to everyone as you think.<BR/><BR/>The differences may not be <I>news</I>, but they're something that needs to be acknowledged, to attract and retain the new generation of workers.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937512054883534573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-12184335010556451052007-10-23T12:33:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:33:00.000-04:00As a crusty old person, I am getting tired of thes...As a crusty old person, I am getting tired of these stories about how this generation wants this or that. It's not really news.. every generation is different from their parents generation! No one likes businesses that are run in the old school good old boy way except the old-school good old boys. Why are we surprised by this, exactly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832486.post-86483144721049671372007-10-23T09:55:00.000-04:002007-10-23T09:55:00.000-04:00Well you know I find this really interesting. :-)I...Well you know I find this really interesting. :-)<BR/><BR/>I think Gen-X managers and supervisors really need to understand where Gen-Y'ers are coming from. I felt that way at my last job - that they hired all recent college grads (because we were cheaper, no doubt), and then were frustrated when we were different. Then they provided an office environment that they thought would be pleasing, but it really missed the point about what we wanted.<BR/><BR/>I cut people off all the time too. :-) I get excited and finishing their sentences is a way of me joining in their conversation.ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982050095869237882noreply@blogger.com