Academic research challenges the popular notion of generational differences and there is little empirical evidence to suggest that significant differences in work attitudes or performance can be attributed to membership of a generation. For example, a large scale study conducted by IBM found that only 2% of the difference in measures of employee engagement can be attributed to generational difference. …
“They can’t change” vs “they’re too demanding”: the problem of stereotyped perceptions of age in the workplace
“I have an older lady in my team. She has been here for 30 years. The problem is that she just can’t change and learn to work in the new way that we need.” “I have a young man on my team who keep pushing for promotion before he is ready. These Millennials have such a strong sense of entitlement. …