In my experience, unchallenged generational stereotypes fuel workplace friction. Assumptions about seasoned professionals being resistant to change or early-career professionals lacking depth ...

Gen Zers missed out on formative experiences that generations before them took for granted. Dismissing them as a result is a ...

Generational stereotypes also create challenges. Older employees may perceive younger generations as entitled or lacking work ethic, while younger employees may view older colleagues as resistant ...

As a Gen Zer, I often feel torn between defending my generation and wanting to give an honest portrayal of who we really are. Because let’s be real: Some of us do fit the stereotypes.

It’s easy to see why generational stereotypes stick, but oversimplification ignores the reality of today’s workforce, shaped by rapid technological change, evolving wellbeing priorities, financial ...

Despite the growing number of labels, the stereotypes attached to each generation remain as strong as ever. Gen Z, for example, is often characterised — sometimes willingly — as work-shy and ...

Negative older worker stereotypes (e.g., being resistant to change) have endured for decades despite a lack of evidence for them (Posthuma & Campion, 2009). Perhaps the most common source of ageism ...

There are critics for every generation who popularize some stereotypes and oversimplify their characteristics or work styles. We all have heard that Boomers are technology-challenged, Gen-X can ...

Millennials are often attributed with an obsession with avocados. But what do these different labels actually mean, and do any of the stereotypes attached to them contain any grains of truth?

But it’s become a caricature for the Millennial stereotype, symbolizing a generation some believe to be so coddled that merely showing up is grounds for an accolade. The consequences of the ...