kers have the same a

H) Don't make assumptions based on age, says Deal. Ask your young colleagues how a shift

ould change their life. If it's for the better, can you blame them for loving it? But it might be

as upsetting to them as it is to you-and it could be a uniting moment

Myth NO.2: Generation X-andY- ers lack a strong work ethic(职业道德)

true. But coming of age under very different circumstances has affected our work styles

Boomers had to fight hard for jobs and work long hours to keep them and get ahead because

there were so many of us. Competition was keen Work became central to our identities, and

with two-earner houscholds, we did much of our socializing in professional circles

O But Generation X is much smaller and has never known a lack of jobs. They can deman

or move on. They have seen their parents get downsized, seeming victims of company loyalty.

and watched them struggle to cope with career and family.

K) That different history has led to marked differences in how we work. Younger generations are

want. Ask them to come into the office over the weekend and they are quick to resl e they

willing to move every two or three years to get the job experience and work-life balanc

[L]"Their time off is their time off, " says Gary Westerman, a former employment consultant. Yet

that doesn't mean they won't get the job done. If they must, they'll work from the beach on

their laptop And theyre more likely to come in promptly and steer clear of the water-cooler

chats so popular among boomers. They focus, finish and leave. Boomers need to appreciate

these style differences. Look at the results, not the process

Myth No. 3: They disrespect elders

[M This gets back to the dress issue. When boomers entered the work force, tattoos and body

piercings were for bikers and lowlifes. Yet Generation X and Generation Y see these expres

ions(in tastefully modest doses)as normal, even attractive-not a way to thumb their nose

at authority(权威)

N] The question of respect goes beyond a dress code. Boomers got ahead by doing what they

were told and expect younger workers to similarly fall in line. But with their influence in the

rkplace, twenty- and thirty-somethings don't have to take what you say on faith. They

want to know why they're being asked to perform a task

(0) This is not disrespect. They have more options than you did at that age. But if you are clear in

what you expect and explain the reasons behind a particular assignment, they will respond