Why Gen X vs. Gen Y vs. Boomers = BS

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Yeah, about that...the Boomers are sucking the life blood out of all the younger generations by getting more social security/medicare/medicaid benefits than they ever put in, by their support of NAFTA and GATT that offshored jobs, by their support of welfare, and their lack of preparation for retirement keeping them in the workforce so that younger workers cannot get in.

Sylvester McMonkey-McBean of CT 9:50AM January 03, 2012

I HAVE TO AGREE WITH GOOD OL BILL ABOVE....NOW YOU KIDDIES GET BACK TO WORK.......
PS: CHECK IN TO BE SURE YOU ARE PAYING YOUR PROPER TAXES....I DONT LIKE BEING CHEATED....
TIME TO PUT YOUR CUTE CELL PHONES AND IPOD AWAY....THE BOSS DOESNT CARE WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LITTLE TOYS ON YOUR TIME....
JR

JERRY ROTH of HI 1:56PM June 22, 2010

well, sonny boy....welcome to the real world where outsourcing has a special place. thank goodness or something that i dont have to sit thru the next 40 years of my work life.....
its custom made for "your group", who works for nothing and wants everything. "you" know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.....
you can keep you job long enough to fill the coffers of social security....so like they say.....WORK ON YOUNG MAN....WORK ON.....YOU can thank baby bush for excellerating this mess...thats little george bush...war monger

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jemgalla of CT 6:20AM October 29, 2009

Well, we can't "get over" being different. Whether the cultural differences are generational, racial, ethnic, or religious, they are undeniably real. Doesn't mean Boomers are over the hill or that Millennials are too "snotty" (to use a previous term) or that Gen Xers are not hard workers.
As in any other diverse setting, we need to understand our differences so that we don't misinterpret what they mean, and discover our commonalities, so that we can build on them. The human condition binds us all, but within that we are most diverse in a myriad of ways. We can't deny our differences if we want to minimize their effect on our lives.

Julie of 2:11PM January 28, 2009

Andrew, your perspective is refreshing. As a boomer employer, with Gen-Y and Gen-X populating our small PR office, I love every one for what they bring to the table. We all know different things. And respect each other's knowledge, and lack of knowledge. We had a a fun conversation Friday about which of us knew what 45s or 33s or even 78s were. Some didn't know they were records. One didn't know what a record was. We laughed about whether the term album is still appropriate for a group of songs by one artist. (we all agreed it was)
Just a small, inconsequential example, but really indicative of why it's not only challenging, but fun, having the generations working side by side. Not worth being defensive about being old, young or squeezed in the middle.

Hilary of CA 11:02AM January 26, 2009

I agree that different demographic groups can learn from each other.
Personal case in point...while attending grad school a few years back starting at age 41, I worked on some group projects with several classmates in their mid-20s.
We quickly learned that while I had a superior grasp of HOW to analyze, present and frame our discussions in the classroom setting, they had greater comfort using some of the newer technologies to enhance our presentations (i.e. imbedded Net video, etc.).
The resulting benefit was that our cases were deemed superior by our profs, as our willingness to combine our respective strengths simultaneously served to mitigate any individual weaknesses.
Bottom line is that the experience of working with older and younger folks in group settings is beneficial for EVERYONE!

Jim of TN 5:50PM January 21, 2009