10:20 am
This morning, someone once again asked me about the issue of fairness that Millennial employees seem to have with the workplace. “Why,” this person asked, “do they think that everyone has to be treated exactly the same way? Any time I give someone a bonus, extra training or some other opportunity, I am told that I am being unfair to everyone else. What has happened to merit?”
A good deal of this has to do with a transformation of the word “fairness.” Where fairness in the work environment has Continue reading “Fairness and the Millennial Generation”
2:48 pm
I was on the phone the other night with Claire, a cherry young tech support person with Qwest Communications. Together, we were attempting to fix the broadband connection into my house. As we waited for the modem to boot and reboot after every step, I struck up a conversation.
“That’s a wonderful British accent you have, ” I said.
“Thank you,” she replied. “I grew up in Leeds, just outside of West Yorkshire.” We exchanged a few pleasantries about England and the sites to see.
“Are you living in the States now,” I asked.
“Oh no,” she chuckled. “I’m in Manila in the Philippines.”
“How did you end up there?” I asked.
“Well, this is where my family is from,” she replied. “We decided to move back here a couple of years ago. One day, I’ll come to Colorado where you are. I’d like to climb your mountains.”
So here I was in Denver, receiving technical support from a young lady with a crystal clear British accent who was in the Philippines, who had grown up in England, but is at the present time working for a telecommunications company based in Colorado.
Is it any wonder that there is sometimes a gap in worldly perception between the older generations and those coming of age in today’s marketplace?
