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generation-
X

• We are here

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Who we areThe Hoax

• reckless bicycle messenagers, hustlers,
  McJobbers in the low wage/low benefit service
  economy.
• not knowing how to do an honest days work.
• Flesh blood Bart Simpsons, so poorly educated
  that we cant find Vietnam on a map or date the
  Civil War within fifty years.
• slackers

• a lost generation, filled with drunks, druggies
  and hopeless losers
• The Doofus Generation
• This is a generation without a soul
• The Hard-Luck Generation
• twenty-somethings

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Who we are The Facts

• Never liked being categorized as slackers
• First generation with large number of divorced
  parents
• First generation where being a latchkey kid was
  not uncommon
• Graduated during a time of corporate downsizing
  restructuring
• Thus, few know anyone who has 40 years of
  services in one institution
• Came of age in the time of AIDS
• By the age of 30 most have had two post graduate
  jobs
• Celebrate our diversity individuality
• Lost between the Baby Boomers and the Net
  Generation

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Cohorts not Generations
Depression Era Born 1912-1921 Came of age 1930-1939 2000 were 79-88 2000 5 of population WW II Era Born 1922-1927 Came of age 1940-1945 2000 were 73-78 2000 6 of population Post WWII Era Born 1928-1945 Came of age 1946-1963 2000 were 55-72 2000 13 of population
Baby Boomers Born 1946-1965 Came of age 1963-1983 2000 were 35-54 2000 29.5 of population Generation X Born 1966-1976 Came of age 1984-1994 2000 were 24-34 2000 15 of population Generation X Born 1966-1976 Came of age 1984-1994 2000 were 24-34 2000 15 of population
Cohort- a category of people with a common
characteristic, usually their age
Generation- usually 20 to 25 years in length, or
roughly the time it takes a person to grow up and
have children
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Attitudes Among Students Entering US Colleges,
1968 1990
Source Macionis, John J. Sociology. 4th ed.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice Hall. 1993 pg. 79
1968 1990 Change
Reasons to go to College (Very Important) Reasons to go to College (Very Important) Reasons to go to College (Very Important) Reasons to go to College (Very Important) Reasons to go to College (Very Important)
Gain a general education Male 60 56 -4
Gain a general education Female 67 69 2
Learn More about things Male 69 68 -1
Learn More about things Female 74 77 3
Get a better job Male 74 78 4
Get a better job Female 70 79 9
Prepare for graduate or professional school Male 39 49 10
Prepare for graduate or professional school Female 29 57 28
Improve reading writing skills Male 22 38 16
Improve reading writing skills Female 23 47 24
Make more money Male 57 77 20
Make more money Female 42 70 28
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Attitudes Among Students Entering US Colleges,
1968 1990 cont
Source Macionis, John J. Sociology. 4th ed.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice Hall. 1993 pg. 79
1968 1990 Change
Life Objectives (Essential or Very Important) Life Objectives (Essential or Very Important) Life Objectives (Essential or Very Important) Life Objectives (Essential or Very Important) Life Objectives (Essential or Very Important)
Develop a philosophy of life Male 79 42 -37
Develop a philosophy of life Female 87 44 -43
Keep up with political affairs Male 52 47 -5
Keep up with political affairs Female 52 39 -13
Help others in difficulty Male 50 51 1
Help others in difficulty Female 71 71 0
Raise a family Male 64 68 4
Raise a family Female 72 71 -1
Be successful in my own business Male 55 50 -5
Be successful in my own business Female 32 38 6
Be well off financially Male 51 78 27
Be well off financially Female 27 70 43
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Studies find our characteristics to include

• Increase talent base by acquiring skills both
  within outside of an organization
• Rely on selves rather than institutions for
  stability
• Fiercely independent

• Process information quickly
• Speed at manipulating data results in a need for
  immediate feedback
• Want to be fairly compensated for a job well done
• Flexibility in schedule and fluidity in job
  assignments

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Whats a manager to do?

• Formulate a plan with many pieces
• Use seniority as only one factor in the
  promotion plan
• Annual goal setting
• Reward employees based on achievement
• Utilize teams

• Stress a mutual-win relationship
• Have something to say when communicating give
  feedback
• Manage your time well
• Outline tasks do not micromanage