It seems like you can’t go anywhere without hearing people complain about Baby Boomers, Millennials, or Gen X. It doesn’t matter what the story is. While we all share some similarities as human beings, each generation has values that are slightly different. Today, we only hear good things about the Greatest Generation, but I’m sure…
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I’m always finding things on the Internet that will send me down a rabbit hole. A simple story can keep me researching for hours. For example, the other day I was reading about the nuances of being a Baby Boomer, a Gen Xer, a Gen Zer, and a Millennial. And the one thing it noted…
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When it comes to the workplace, there are two kinds of people: managers and people who report to them. Now technically, I’m oversimplifying things. And there’s a significant shift going on in the workplace right now that you might not even notice. It happens gradually, but over the summer, Millennials have overtaken Generation X as…
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The other day, we mentioned that Cartoon Network was programming less to kids and gearing much of the day toward adults. Youngsters just aren’t watching the cartoons like they used to. It makes sense that the MeTV network is launching a channel devoted solely to classic cartoons. It will launch in late June and targets…
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It’s been a topic of political discussion for decades. The subject is usually just whispered in the halls of buildings throughout Washington, DC. But recently, the whispers feel like they’ve become a shouting match. How old is too old? Many people question whether Joe Biden and Donald Trump should run for President because of their…
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Our world is all about labels. We want to assign everything to categories. When discussing age, others typecast us by the group they associate us with. We all know the terminology; baby boomers, millennials, and gen x are often a topic of discussion. Get ready for the next group to make news, generation alpha…
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Our world is becoming much less formal whether we like it or not. A recent example shows that young people don’t want to say, you’re welcome because they feel it’s too formal. Instead, they prefer to use a phrase like no problem or no worries…
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If you look around, there’s no doubt that the values of Millennials and Baby Boomers are much different. And it’s not just the age difference. In some situations it’s getting quite ugly. Millennials are now sharing their disdain by uttering the phrase; OK Boomer…
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As we get older, most of us tend to get nostalgic. But I wonder if technology plays some part in how we all tend to view nostalgia. Will Millennials become nostalgic as they get older?
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My wife and I were at dinner with a bunch of 50 somethings the other night. And of course the discussion turned to Millennials and the generational shift…
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