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I recently did an essay on intergenerational work ethics for uni this semester. Basically, every generation except for Boomers don't care about being on time when compared to giving quality output.
Which generations did your research cover besides boomers? Did you cover the ones that came before boomers? I'm asking because the silent generation (1928-45) are already getting rare due to age, potentially requiring different methodology, and it could be that the difference in attitude you observed could be a temporal thing (Everyone older than t thinks one way, and those younger think another way).
It didn't cover the silent generation since they're all retired now but i did read that Boomers were strongly driven to do better than their parents, hence they were much happier to do longer hours and have much higher company loyalty.
My essay covered Boomer, X, Y and Z.
Thanks for your reply.
What areas of work did you look into? I have managed a lot of shift work and there’s zero chance no one other than boomers cared in those roles about how others chronic lateness impacted them.
The papers I read in preparation for my essay mainly covered office, studio and healthcare work. My essay related to work ethics between Boomer, X, Y and Z, not tardiness, so I have no clue about the specifics of what each generation thinks with regards to lateness. Perhaps you could put your findings into a paper and get it peer reviewed.
"every generation except for Boomers don’t care about being on time when compared to giving quality output."
"My essay related to work ethics between Boomer, X, Y and Z, not tardiness, so I have no clue about the specifics of what each generation thinks with regards to lateness."
These seem to be at odds with each other. Can you clarify how you didn't look into how generations view tardiness while at the same rime understanding how they view being late to things vs quality output?
As an aside if this kind of thing is your focus, has your university made you read the Pew trust's post about why they have abandoned generational studies? It's interesting if ypu haven't
Here's some of my bibliography for my essay in relation to inter-generational work ethics, if you'd like to knock yourself out: Wiedmer T (2015) Generations Do Differ: Best Practices in Leading Traditionalists, Boomers, and Generations X, Y, and Z, Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 51–58 Cole, Tamitra G (2022). Work Ethic Differences in Generation Z Employees: An Explanatory Case Study. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. Shatto B & Erwin K (2016) Moving on From Millennials: Preparing for Generation Z, The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 253–254