Writing about the film last night is a bit more difficult, I guess because I am one of those Baby Boomers. I do see a lot of the traits reviewed this week within myself. Working long hours, trying to always look for the next mountain to climb (advancement at work). I also find that I do have communication difficulties (not as much as in the past) with the younger workers. There was a Gen-Xer working on my team that was a Creative Coordinator. I struggled with him coming to work on time. I wanted him here at the start of the day (8:00 a.m.) on time and he could never make it. He would say “but I stay late, so what’s the big deal.” I tried to make him understand that demands for our team start coming in as early as 7:00 a.m. with nurses and doctors. He would also take up to two hour lunch breaks, and again, stating “but I stay late.” We actually had an intern working with him (also a Gen-Xer) who followed his lead so I had two problems on my hands for a while. This young man has since left the organization but as I look back I wonder if I could have handled it differently. My fear with this particular individual was that if I gave him an inch, he would take a mile. He had other work issues but being on time was a major one. My supervisor at the time (a Baby Boomer) stepped in and tried to stress the importance of being on time but it never really helped. He was late even on his last day here which at that point he did not care anymore and knew he was out the door. I grew up in a very small town, Wymore, so I was really sheltered from a lot of the world’s experiences during this time. I wasn’t aware of the racial riots. I do remember the high school hiring a black biology teacher. He was actually ran out of town. I would see people not walking on the same side of the street so he was not there even 3 months. I always felt so bad for him and did not understand why. I do remember the Kennedy assassination. I was in the 5th grade and home sick that day. My dad was home and I remember watching it on our very small black and white TV set. I remember watching all of the funeral processions during class. By living in a small town I have often felt cheated of not being an active member of my generation. I was not even aware of Woodstock until long afterwards. Of course, I was too young to go and my traditionalist parents would never have let me out of the house. There was never any talk about drugs, sex yes, but not drugs in Wymore while I was in high school. In regards to sex, Wymore was still very much a traditional community. If a girl got pregnant they were forced to quit school and get married; or they disappeared only to come back months later after a long “rest.” In regards to characteristics of Baby Boomers, again I feel I demonstrate many of those as well as many that are my friends that are within the Baby Boomers. We are extremely hardworking and workaholics. We put in long hours usually the first one in and the last one to leave. I feel that going back to school and earning a Masters degree is another example of being hard working. I know, as do others, that this degree will not further my career here at the hospital but instead is a personal achievement. I do not know how well that was presented in the film but I feel that this characteristic is spot on. As you know there is a small group of us that are moving through the Masters program at Doane together. I know each time grades come out the group of us are comparing to see what the one had received. Talk about competitive. When I was working on my undergraduate degree, my goal was to graduate with a 4.0 average. When I received an A- in a pottery class, I immediately called Janice. She just laughed and said – it is an A-! To this day I get a little upset when I think about ending up with a 3.9 and not a 4.0! I guess that is competitive! As for the music, there were many things in the music arena that carried over, I feel, from the
Cedric Gomez Marketing 304 Case Study Analysis April 16, 2015 The baby boomers are the wealthiest and largest group of Americans, totaling over 78 million people. Yet, only 10 percent of advertising funds is allocated to this generation. The baby boomers have transformed every age and market they have been a part of. They have reshaped industries such as diapers, music, and healthcare, allowing these markets to boom immediately. Appealing to this group is every marketer’s and businesses’ dream…
longer life spans and a growing aging population have been placing tremendous demands on the health care system. As Americans age, they are faced with an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases. According to Blumenthal (2011), more than 75% of health care costs stem from chronic diseases. This number is likely to increase as the baby boom generation shifts the demographics of the elderly population. This paper will describe the aging population demographics known as the Baby Boomers, the impact…
at by marketers is the changing age structure of the United States. For example 25 percent of the population are baby boomers but they control about 80 percent of the nation’s wealth. Knowing that, marketers are offering more things that the baby boomers want. Being that baby boomers are personally seeing themselves as younger than they actually are and don’t want to leave a dull life and want adventure, certain companies such as Elder Tracks have accommodated their marketing. The Economic environment…
which generations they were born although the greatest generation, silent generations, Generation X, baby boomers, and Millennials were all a group of people they definitely didn't have the same behavioral patterns. Certain individuals love breaking the rules or being a little rebellious, people of different backgrounds and upbringing have a variety of odd perspectives, attitudes, and opinions toward life as a whole. World tragedies and community malfunctions have contributed greatly to the idealistic…
The Baby Boom Begins In this paper, I present the characteristics and experiences of the baby boomers and the generation that followed them, and the characteristics and experiences of the Baby Boomers, Baby Bust (Generation X), Echo Boom (Generation Y), and Millennium Kids (Generation Z). The baby boom was Canada’s defining moment since 1945, because Canada's birthrate ballooned from the end of the Second World War until about 1965, thanks to improving economic conditions and a related trend…
Generational differences have been the cause of many conflicts in today’s work environment. A generation is a group of persons that share roughly the same age, location, and life events during the developmental stages of their lives. For the first time ever, four generations occupy today’s workplace; they consist of the Silent Generation, known as Traditionalists (1925 – 1945), Baby Boomers (19461964), Generation X (1965 – 1981), and Generation Y, or Millennials, (1982 – 1999). People of each generation have different cultural values and have…
expectations set forth by the ‘Baby Boomer generation’. Generations are shaped and influenced by variables such as their environments, the teachings of their parent’s generation, as well as the events of the world around them and their ability and/or susceptibility to be influenced by them. Generation Y, often referred to as the ‘Baby Boomer Echo’, represents the children born in the period between 1979 and 1990 (2). Individuals of the aforementioned Baby Boomer generation, the parents of Generation…
Life and Health Insurance Michael Vanlaningham Allied American University Personal Finance FIN 202: Diane Sykes November 09, 2013 Life and Health Insurance 1. The five basic types of health insurance are HMO’S, PPO’S, EPO’S, POS and Medicare. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people over 65 or certain disabilities. HMO plans directly employ or have contracts with selected physicians, surgeons and so on and offer there service for a fixed monthly premium. PPO insurance…
Wording: How important is religion in your life? -According to the survey, Millennials were not as crazy about religion as previous generations. Less than half say religion is very important in their lives, compared to the 54% and the 69% from the two previous generations. Question Wording: About how often do you pray? -According to the Graph, millennials again are not that crazy about, however, the generation is closer to Gen X and Baby Boomers. Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are praying at the same constant…
well as utilising job design strategies. One challenge that the contemporary business environment must overcome are the issues that arise from a multigenerational workforce, which can be defined by having the four generations; traditionalists, baby boomers, generation X and generation Y working together (Schermerhorn et al. 2011, p. 48). While these four generations working together creates a diverse workforce, it also creates a series of Human Resource Management (HRM) and leadership challenges…