Baby Boomers VS. Gen Y Women!

“Just like the ocean, each wave covers the one before.”

This is very true in the corporate sector with women employees throughout the world. The new generation called the Gen Y is taking over the reins of any company from the hands of the older generation.

From approach to work, to being technology friendly, the younger generation women are more in demand than the older generation today. Experience is expensive and so the more the experience the less the chances of getting a job is the new scenario of the corporate world.

Growing old in a company is taking a toll and it is becoming difficult for the higher authorities to terminate them without a sense of guilt. Nevertheless, they do it because they want more efficient young college graduates who have new ideas and new technology to boost the value and profits of the company.

Gen Y women recognize work as an integral part of life. They take care of work and personal life equally well and expect the employers at the workplace to acknowledge the different facets of their life. The older generation was reluctant to talk to the world about their personal lives and thus, their balance of work and life got entangled which in turn, at times, affected their work.

From their comfort with technology to their multicultural perspectives, to their insatiable desire for making a difference, Gen Y is expected to revolutionize the workplace. There is a sense that Gen Y’s approach to work is different from previous generations. Baby Boomers or the older generation “live to work,” whereas the younger generation or the Gen Y “work to live.” And thus, the choice is made to hire a young lady instead of an experienced woman! Fair enough, right?!