Generation X

two we take a look at various characteristics of Generation X and Generation starting with their backgrounds (Bolles, R. C. 1975). Review of the Literature Generation X Gen Xers learned independence early in life and turned it into a valuable hallmark as they progressed in the working world. Just as Gen Xers were about to hit the workforce to make their mark in the world, the economic decline at the end of the 1980s occurred. (“Managing generation X: How to bring out the best in young talent,” 2001)

distinguishes two generations, generation X and generation Y, they have varied on expectation of life. Additionally, the employer should realize to diversities of employee personality in the organization, which might contribute to making a conflict in teamwork such as having the different attitude, not understanding in other characteristics, confident of subconscious and so on. The generation X, who is composed of the parent of generation Y (born between 1965 and 1981), this generation has an optimistic

The hottest topic of conversation is between two generations is superiority. The Generation X argues that Generation Y is getting everything in their plate without having to work for it. The millenials counter that by saying that technological know how is the need of the day and nobody survives bereft of that. This is what the older generations lacks and finds it difficult to cope with the times. Hence the millenials consider themselves better. But is this argument really valid? Are the criteria

Generation X Generation X also known as the baby bust generation is categorized for individual who were born from 1961-1979 (Dwyer, 2009). According to Foot and Stoffman (1998, p. 26), generation X is not a separate generation, but rather the concluding stages of the baby boom generation (as cited by Dwyer, 2009). Generation X was pushed toward adulthood at an age earlier than any other recent generation as they suffered the backlash from the world’s focus on Baby Boomers and their worldview was

Generation is described as a group of people which were given birth within a time frame which is considered to be about thirty years. In a family it is term to differentiate the parent-child relationship. Generation was also associated with the term cohort with the meaning of “people within a delineated population who experience the same significant events within a given period of time” such as the Generation X and the Millennial. Generation X or in short Gen X is the term that was given to those

A Generation is a group of people that are all born and live at the same time, sharing culture, experiences and events. Generation X is commonly referred to as being directionless and dissociative due to higher divorce rates of their parents. The Gen-Xers are highly educated, however unlike the Baby Boomers the Gen-Xers didn’t focus on political movements. Generation X was born between 1969 and 1992, their generation’s defining moments include the Iran-Contra affair, new space technology, and Political

of this “Generation X” group? Typically, people who were born in the years of 1965-1980. People who were born in those times had a hard life. They grew up during the Aids breakout, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Watergate and the end of the Cold War. This lead to them being Suspicious and cynical. People of this generation usually don’t trust too many people. You are considered being apart of the “Millennials” generation if you were born in the years of 1981-2000. People of this generation are typically

differences between the Generation X (1961-1981) and Generation Y (1981-2001). After reviewing several articles and identifying the important information, it has been summed up in one paper. It includes, growing up in different eras and how they compare and contrast. As well as, what it was like to learn in those era’s, meaning mostly how has technology advanced our learning programs and teaching techniques. The reader will also find how it is to work with the different generations of people, more importantly

coworkers in multiple generations. The four generations that are currently in the workforce are the Traditionals, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. Currently, the Baby Boomers and Generation Y make up the majority of employees in the workforce. There is great diversity between the generations in terms of what motivates them to perform well at work, attitudes about work, causes of conflict in the workplace, and communication in the workplace. Another aspect of the generations that has great diversity

The generations that are in the work place currently are the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. The Silent Generation were born 1930-1945, the Baby Boomers were 1946-1964, Generation X was 1965-1979 and Generation Y or the Millennials were born from 1980-2000. (Devaney, 2015). Each generation has different traits attributed to them based on the differences of the environment they were raised in and what the work force was like when they entered it. Generation grew up