To baby boomers the office is a status marker, but to Generation Y a status symbol is more likely to be the new iPad. Michael O'Neill, senior researcher, Knoll Inc “It is the idea of work being ...

Watch out. It could also be that I don’t know if businesswomen from my generation have a symbol. If you ask me about a ‘50s working women, I think of pearls, full skirts and stenography.

"It's nice having your own room. It's a coming of age type of thing. It's a status symbol." Generation Y, the younger work force known for wearing flip-flops and listening to iPods at the office ...