Decades of Differences: Making It Work

Technology

Gen Yers want unlimited access to high-speed technology, and they also want access to social networking such as Facebook and instant messaging chats with their friend on work time. Gen Yers are most comfortable when they are engaged simultaneously in multiple activities such as listening to music, texting, and writing, but Boomer and even Gen Xer employers are not likely to understand or embrace paying for social time. Regardless, employers are going to have to deal with this issue soon, so creating processes, guidelines, and policies should probably start now if not already in progress.

What’s the right answer on how to deal with all this? No one knows for sure. This is one of those areas where we are just going to have to try some ...