http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/12/11/generation-v-and-generational-war-thoughts/ advocacy for the job seeker Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/12/11/generation-v-and-generational-war-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-355584 Brett Hummel Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:39:40 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1940#comment-355584 I think the whole idea of generations antagonizing each other is exactly what we do not want or need. There seems to be way too much stereotyping and generational finger pointing that in reality does not matter much. I like this idea of Generation V though because it speaks to what we really need to repair corporate America. Older generations must realize that the younger generations have incredible ideas about how to leverage technology, and create efficiencies in the marketplace. Older workers should serve as mentors and teach the younger professionals how to manage their creativity and energy. Young professionals on the other hand can teach less tech savvy (usually older workers) about how to use all the new applications, making their own ideas more acceptable to the older workers who now have a knowledge of how it all works. Young professionals can also learn the wisdom that comes only from working for many years from their mentors. Corporations, I believe, who are able to mesh these two groups in the workplace will end up being the most successful going forward. I think the whole idea of generations antagonizing each other is exactly what we do not want or need. There seems to be way too much stereotyping and generational finger pointing that in reality does not matter much. I like this idea of Generation V though because it speaks to what we really need to repair corporate America. Older generations must realize that the younger generations have incredible ideas about how to leverage technology, and create efficiencies in the marketplace. Older workers should serve as mentors and teach the younger professionals how to manage their creativity and energy. Young professionals on the other hand can teach less tech savvy (usually older workers) about how to use all the new applications, making their own ideas more acceptable to the older workers who now have a knowledge of how it all works. Young professionals can also learn the wisdom that comes only from working for many years from their mentors. Corporations, I believe, who are able to mesh these two groups in the workplace will end up being the most successful going forward.

]]> http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/12/11/generation-v-and-generational-war-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-355173 Meridith Levinson Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:18:23 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1940#comment-355173 I must admit that we at CIO.com have gotten A LOT of mileage out of the <a href="http://www.cio.com/article/178050/Gen_Y_Gen_X_and_the_Baby_Boomers_Workplace_Generation_Wars">generational warfare</a> stories (myself included: my most recent story on the topic lists the reasons <a href="http://www.cio.com/article/458831/_Reasons_Gen_Y_is_Unprepared_to_Survive_Recession_Layoffs_">Gen Y is totally unprepared</a> to weather the recession.) This is the first I have heard of Generation V. I don't think this Generation V idea will catch on, though. It's a nice idea, but I think more people in each generation want to attack the other generations than find common ground. Whenever we post stories about Gen Y on CIO.com, Boomers leave comments essentially saying how much they can't stand millenials, and Gen Yers are very quick to defend their reputation and to highlight their generation's positive attributes. Gen X seems to be stuck in the middle of the spat, with clowns to the left of them and jokers to the right. Seriously, I can't get over the overwhelming response we get to stories on Boomers, Millennials and Gen Xers. I must admit that we at CIO.com have gotten A LOT of mileage out of the generational warfare stories (myself included: my most recent story on the topic lists the reasons Gen Y is totally unprepared to weather the recession.) This is the first I have heard of Generation V. I don’t think this Generation V idea will catch on, though. It’s a nice idea, but I think more people in each generation want to attack the other generations than find common ground. Whenever we post stories about Gen Y on CIO.com, Boomers leave comments essentially saying how much they can’t stand millenials, and Gen Yers are very quick to defend their reputation and to highlight their generation’s positive attributes. Gen X seems to be stuck in the middle of the spat, with clowns to the left of them and jokers to the right. Seriously, I can’t get over the overwhelming response we get to stories on Boomers, Millennials and Gen Xers.

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