Comments on: Oh great! ANOTHER Gen Y Article? http://renegadehr.net/oh-great-another-gen-y-article/ Business, Culture & Technology Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:14:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Ferdinandi http://renegadehr.net/oh-great-another-gen-y-article/comment-page-1/#comment-11890 Chris Ferdinandi Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:58:30 +0000 http://managerssandbox.com/?p=539#comment-11890 Kelsey - Thanks for the comment. I've actually recently taken the position that <a href="http://renegadehr.net/how-to-manage-multigenerational-workforce/" rel="nofollow">employers shouldn't care about a multigenerational workforce</a>. Feel free to check out the whole article, but to summarize it for you, I think employers are wasting their time lumping people into categories based on generation. I think it's similar to saying someone behaves a certain way or wants certain things because of their race, gender or religion. I'd love to see organizations focus more on individuals - what motivates and drives them. Ultimately, the goal is a motivated, engaged and committed workforce. I just now think focusing on people instead of categories is a more worthwhile approach. Thanks again! Chris Kelsey – Thanks for the comment. I’ve actually recently taken the position that employers shouldn’t care about a multigenerational workforce.

Feel free to check out the whole article, but to summarize it for you, I think employers are wasting their time lumping people into categories based on generation. I think it’s similar to saying someone behaves a certain way or wants certain things because of their race, gender or religion. I’d love to see organizations focus more on individuals – what motivates and drives them.

Ultimately, the goal is a motivated, engaged and committed workforce. I just now think focusing on people instead of categories is a more worthwhile approach.

Thanks again!

Chris

]]> By: Kelsey http://renegadehr.net/oh-great-another-gen-y-article/comment-page-1/#comment-11596 Kelsey Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:23:46 +0000 http://managerssandbox.com/?p=539#comment-11596 Thanks for the great and well thought out article! To add to it, as a Gen Y myself, many jobs in which I have been given amazing opportunities to excel in were squatered by the square minded corporate institutional red tape dictated from generations before. As one of the youngest and only Gen Y in this most current organization, it was extremely difficult to fit in. If more organizations could understand our needs and wants, many of which you pointed out, and extend their help, rather than cut us down as so many do, there would be a surplus of engaged, committed and driven employees ready to dig right in. I believe that many Gen X'ers are positive and curious about the younger generation coming in and are a great resource for people like myself to learn from. If they offer their knowledge and let us help them understand a new way to approch things, it could be a really powerful and successful partnership! If, however, the trend continues as it is now, I belive there will be an ongoing debate about how to "manage" Gen Y and could jepordize a lot of opportunities for success! Thanks for the great and well thought out article! To add to it, as a Gen Y myself, many jobs in which I have been given amazing opportunities to excel in were squatered by the square minded corporate institutional red tape dictated from generations before. As one of the youngest and only Gen Y in this most current organization, it was extremely difficult to fit in. If more organizations could understand our needs and wants, many of which you pointed out, and extend their help, rather than cut us down as so many do, there would be a surplus of engaged, committed and driven employees ready to dig right in. I believe that many Gen X’ers are positive and curious about the younger generation coming in and are a great resource for people like myself to learn from. If they offer their knowledge and let us help them understand a new way to approch things, it could be a really powerful and successful partnership! If, however, the trend continues as it is now, I belive there will be an ongoing debate about how to “manage” Gen Y and could jepordize a lot of opportunities for success!

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]]> By: Chris Ferdinandi http://renegadehr.net/oh-great-another-gen-y-article/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Chris Ferdinandi Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:23:52 +0000 http://managerssandbox.com/?p=539#comment-93 @Ryan - That's funny! I'm reviewing a Gen Y resume for a friend right now, and the first thing I told him to do was remove the objective, because in the end, they always say some variation of, "I want a job just like the one you're offering." @Ryan – That’s funny! I’m reviewing a Gen Y resume for a friend right now, and the first thing I told him to do was remove the objective, because in the end, they always say some variation of, “I want a job just like the one you’re offering.”

]]> By: Ryan Coleman http://renegadehr.net/oh-great-another-gen-y-article/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Ryan Coleman Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:21:27 +0000 http://managerssandbox.com/?p=539#comment-92 @chris I think Gen Y as a whole conforms to standards because they hit road bumps along the way or they see certain barriers to entry. They don't want to but they do. For example, the resume! Most Gen Y College Grads had amazing experiences in school, some traveled abroad, some did amazing programs, started groups, wrote amazing papers, embraced the bohemian life style and then they graduate and produce a one page resume that started with: OBJECTIVE: I hope to obtain... and ends with... Proficient in word, excel and powerpoint! Give me a break! Tell me what makes you tick! Not what you think I want to hear. The problem is that Corp Am is having a really hard time with retention and that BOX is starting to break. I would agree Yers don't want to put themselves in a box. Great looking blog! @chris I think Gen Y as a whole conforms to standards because they hit road bumps along the way or they see certain barriers to entry. They don’t want to but they do. For example, the resume! Most Gen Y College Grads had amazing experiences in school, some traveled abroad, some did amazing programs, started groups, wrote amazing papers, embraced the bohemian life style and then they graduate and produce a one page resume that started with: OBJECTIVE: I hope to obtain… and ends with… Proficient in word, excel and powerpoint! Give me a break! Tell me what makes you tick! Not what you think I want to hear. The problem is that Corp Am is having a really hard time with retention and that BOX is starting to break. I would agree Yers don’t want to put themselves in a box. Great looking blog!

]]> By: Chris Ferdinandi http://renegadehr.net/oh-great-another-gen-y-article/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Chris Ferdinandi Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:08:11 +0000 http://managerssandbox.com/?p=539#comment-91 @Ryan - thanks for the kind words! By the way, you have a really slick looking site. Do you really think Gen Yers put themselves in a box? I see it the other way around. Corporate America puts us in a box, and we vehemently try to avoid labels. - Chris @Ryan – thanks for the kind words! By the way, you have a really slick looking site. Do you really think Gen Yers put themselves in a box? I see it the other way around. Corporate America puts us in a box, and we vehemently try to avoid labels.

- Chris

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