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Re: Generation gaps

What I am hearing from many of these posts is that respect is a key issue. I'd have to agree. What I am wondering about, though, is the concept of different generations having different styles and how to appreciate them. A long time ago we watched a series of videos at my workplace - "what you are is where you've been" or something like that. They talked about how the history you have come through - perhaps growing up in the Depression era - influences the person you become as an adult - in the case of Depression era, recycling, not wasting anything, not overspending were traits many adults had. I know that in my current workplace - a college - we have discussed how many of our students have come onto campus having been an only child, not used to sharing a tiny dorm room or a communal bathroom, and how today's parents are "helicopter parents" - used to hovering over their children to be sure they are getting the best of everything that is offered to them. So the freshmen come onto campus with certain expectations that might be difficult to meet. I'm wondering if those types of expectations also come into play on the teams - the Boomers like me, having grown up in crowded classrooms, perhaps with several siblings, and having to bide our time and earn our place in the workplace, and the younger generations coming in thinking that their ideas are the best that are out there and why shouldn't we try them out on the robot? Maybe that's an exageration but I can think of a few instances where I've seen this conflict.

And are there any examples of how generations are embracing the differences?
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