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Baby Boomers on the Job Assets Service oriented Driven Willing to go the “extra mile” Good at relationships Want to please Good team players Liabilities Not naturally budget minded Uncomfortable with conflict Reluctant to go against peers Put process ahead of results Sensitive to feedback Judgmental of those who see things differently 精品文档 Gen Xers on the Job Assets Adaptable Technoliterate Independent Not intimidated by authority Creative Liabilities Impatient Poor people skills Inexperienced Cynical 精品文档 Millennials on the Job Assets Collective action Optimism Tenacity Multitasking capabilities Technological savvy Liabilities Need for supervision and structure Inexperience, particularly with handling different people issues 精品文档 Realistic Expectations There is no such thing as a dream job Don’t expect a 6 figure salary Every job comes with responsibilities Some of them are unpleasant Dealing with customers, overtime, weekend/night duty, cleaning up, budgets, appraisals You are not entitled to raises and promotions 精品文档 Realistic Expectations No trophy for just showing up to work What are you going to contribute to the company? vs. What can the company do for me? Volunteer for tough projects or seek out opportunities to solve problems outside of your job role or responsibilities Profit Sharing The company has to achieve a profit above the cost of money first .... 5% You don’t always get rewards 精品文档 Realistic Expectations Bosses are given the responsibility to supervise – that means POWER teacher You know the theory, but you need to learn develop work savvy You’ll be working in global cultures – they don’t pamper Americans – no kudos if you don’t contribute It’s not about you, it’s about Economics 101 – are you contributing to making a profit, have you added or saved 1 year’s worth of your salary? 精品文档 Realistic Expectations Not just a 40 hour week Employees are ranked Highly valued, run-of-the-mill, lowly valued You must be better than good to be considere