My Generation Nov 14

My Generation In today’s workforce there are three generational cohorts that define people by a time frame in which they were born. In addition to sharing birth years, they share history and similar values as a result of their defining experiences. The three generational cohorts that I will be discussing are the Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Millennials. The Baby Boomers are the first of the three generational cohorts. The Baby Boomers are those individuals born between the years of 1943 and 1960. The Baby Boomers are defined by their strong work ethic and make up the largest population of the workforce in addition to being the largest of the generational cohorts with 76 million people. Baby Boomers are known to be very work-oriented often known for being “workaholics.”For the Baby Boomers work has been a defining part of their self worth and evaluation of others. They sacrifice for success and live by the motto “Live to work.” The Generation X, also referred to as Gen X, is the next generational cohort which are those individuals born between the years of 1961 and 1981. The Gen X is the smallest of the three generational cohorts. They were born in a time when divorce rates were high and many were raised in single parent households. The Gen X generation were the first generation where both parents worked and many were raised as “latchkey” children. Unlike their parent the Baby Boomers, the motto for the Gen X generation is “Work to live.” The Gen X generation are known to be very self-reliant and appreciate employers who do not micro-manage them.
Following the Gen X are the Millennials. The Millennials are those individuals that were born between the years of 1982 and 2000. The Millennials make up the second largest generational cohort with 75 million people according to generational historians Neil Howe and William Strauss. The Millennials have been raised by a total of three generations and therefore are drawn to their families for safety and security.