Generation Y has as many as 70 million and is just now going out into the workforce. They are hard workers, have high expectations and are not afraid to ask questions. Some call them “Generation X on steroids.” Gen Y is the largest diversified group of people with one out of every three being a minority. This generation has grown up being nurtured and pampered. "Generation Y is much less likely to respond to the traditional command-and-control type of management still popular in much of today's workforce," says Jordan Kaplan, an associate managerial science professor at Long Island University-Brooklyn in New York." They've grown up questioning their parents, and now they're questioning their employers. They don't know how to shut up, which is great, but that's aggravating to the 50-year-old manager who says, 'Do it and do it now.' " IT is hard for 50-year-olds to work along side 20-year-olds at times because each dismisses each other’s abilities.
Generation Y is more aware of their finances. Most have already started to plan saving for their future by age of 25. Gen Y wants change and is not afraid to move companies trying out different jobs. Instead of them making their lives fit their lives they want their jobs to fit their lives. This means more flexibility, part time working and telecommuting options when kids come into the picture. Gen Y has a higher level of self-fulfillment. Also, they want a more casual dress at work including flip-flops and capri pants but most companies do not allow their employees to wear casual attire.
After reading this article and being in ‘Generation Y’ I would agree with what is being said. We do have higher expectations and want more out of companies. I have grown up with parents always telling me what a good job I’m doing and how proud of me they are. This is how I would want my employer to treat me. My generation is not afraid to ask questions and challenge what is demanded from us because we expect a lot from ourselves. I agree with the article when it says my generation isn’t going to respond well to the command-and-control type of management. We want to know the whys, hows and put in our too sense. I think my generation is going to change the work force. I think we are going to change how its all about the company and make it all about us. I don’t think its going to be a negative thing but a positive because it could change the economy from being money chasers to doing what is best for the people (and not only the company).
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