7 IS GENERATIONAL PREJUDICE SEEPING INTO YOUR WORKPLACE?

by Kristi DePaul and Vasundhara Sawhney

The year is 2005. YouTube has just launched, and social media usage is on the rise. Mariah Carey and Gwen Stefani are vying for the top song of the year. The first cohort of Millennials is stepping into the workforce. And the business world has plenty to celebrate: The economy is booming, job offers are plentiful and competitive, and technology is advancing faster than ever.

It sounds like a youthful happily ever after. But there was a plot twist: Millennials were eyed warily by their employers and colleagues.

Report after report emphasized how much Baby Boomers and Gen Xers needed to change to accommodate this new generation of lazy, entitled, ...

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