I finally get why older generations always have a bit of an attitude toward young people. Now that I’m older, I realize that the more we think things change, the more they really don’t. For Gen Z, when it comes to dating, compatibility matters. That’s nothing new. But one of their biggest concerns is the…
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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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I try to keep up with the latest slang. But, like many Baby Boomers, I’m sometimes out of the loop. And I’m okay with that. Even when I was young, many phrases eluded me. The other day, I was scrolling through my news feed and came across some slang I wasn’t familiar with. But most…
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My nephew, Ty, got his driver’s license the other day. Or should I say, finally got it? He turned 16 last January and wasn’t in any hurry to get it done. He wrapped up driver training and the coursework a while ago but held off on taking the final tests. Many young people today hold…
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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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Every day I hear another story about a senior citizen becoming a victim of online fraud. But recently a new age group has started having a problem with internet scams. And this one might shock you; it’s Gen Z. It’s hard to believe that so many internet-savvy youngsters are also falling prey…
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