Career Development: The New Multi-Generational Workplace

People are living and working longer than ever before, and we will soon see multiple generations of people in the workplace at once. In the past, there wasn’t a huge difference in work behavior among the generations. However, when Generation Z arrives in the workplace, the multi-generational environment will reveal vast differences in work behavior between the youngest and oldest generation that may present some workplace challenges.

The following infographic shows the differences between the Internet Generation of today and children of the past.  Whether we are part of the Baby Boomer generation and Generation X, or of Internet Generations Y and Z, it’s interesting to note the childhood behaviors of each generation that influence the workers we become.

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Kids of The Past Vs. The Internet Generation via Hostgator