The American workplace is not going to be the same as the one that we have seen till now. It is set to see major changes. While evolving and advancing technologies are expected to constitute one major aspect of this change; the bigger change is going to be witnessed in the area of demographics at the workplace.
In the next few years, the American workplace is expected to see over 80 million Millennials. Such a huge infusion of a new generation in such a short span of time has rarely been witnessed in the corporate history of America. This will bring about a huge and drastic shift in the work culture, ethics, working conditions, and everything else that we associate with the workplace.
Understanding the Millennials
What does this mean for managers? Simple: they have to roll up their sleeves and get ready for understanding, receiving and accepting the new generation. This starts with an understanding of how the millennial workforce is different from the rest. Although they have been entering the workplace in stages from about a decade or so; the spurt in their numbers is a big factor. This is what should gear up the management in organizations to take the steps to make the best out of them.
Millennials are those workers who were born roughly in the decade beginning in 1983.
The generation that was born almost simultaneously with the explosion of technologies; the Millennials are expected to be different in every way. The familiarity with technology and the ease of its application is a very distinct trait. They are also expected to have lesser attention span, are more prone to using the social media, are likely to be more tolerant of a diverse workforce, and are likely to be less loyal to their employers.
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