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1. Surviving and
Thriving in a
GROWING
Multi-Generational
Workforce
Jennifer Fisher
J.E.N. 3.0
2017

2. R – E – S – P – E – C – T

3. Born 1900-1945

4. Veterans/Traditionalists: Over 68 years old
• Important events included:
– The Great Depression
– WWII
– Disney releases it’s first animated feature (Snow White)
– The Korean War
– Sputnik went into Orbit
• You might be a veteran if…
• You have the ability to entertain yourself without a TV,
in fact you remember the days before TV
• Popular Technology: Radio

10. Baby Boomers
Born 1946 to 1964

11. • Important events included:
– Man walks on the Moon
– Civil Rights Movement/Women’s Rights
– Woodstock and the 60’s
– Deaths of JFK and Martin Luther King
– Vietnam War begins
• Signature Technology Growing Up: Television
• Approximately 29% in the workforce
– Many preparing for retirement
– 10,000 a day retiring
• Communication Preference: In person, telephone

17. Generation X
Born 1965 to 1979

18. Generation X: 37-50 years old
Important events:
– The Cold War – Ronald Regan
– Challenger Shuttle Explodes on Takeoff
– Fall of the Berlin Wall and Communism in Eastern Europe
– U.S. Troops go to Persian Gulf for the 1st time
– AIDS Identified
Signature Technology Growing Up: Computers
Approximately 34% in the workforce
Communication Preference: Email or text message

19.  Latch-key kids
 Learned to take care of themselves
 Highly independent

26. Millennials
Born 1980 to 1997

27. 20ish to 25 year olds 26 to 37 years olds

28. Older Millennials: 26-37 years old
• Important Events:
– Death of Princess Diana
– Death of Mother Teresa
– Columbine and school shootings
– 9/11
– War begins in Iraq for a 2nd time
Signature Technology Growing Up: Tablets/Smartphones
Approximately 34% total in the workforce
Communication Preference: Text message or social media

34. Younger Millennials: 20-25 years old
• Important Events:
– Grew up during the “Great Recession”
– 9/11 still impacting parenting styles
– War on Terror and weapons of mass destruction
– Mass Shootings
– First African American President
Signature Technology Growing Up: Smart phones,
social media
Approximately 34% total in the workforce
Communication Preference: Text message

46. What Really Make’s
Millennials Different?

53. 94% of Millennials state they
respect older generations

55. Generation Z

57. With so many generations at
work, what does all this mean?

72. Jennifer Fisher
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