An open letter to Baby-Boomer Managers from Gen X/Y Employees : UberNoggin - The Diigo Meta page

• 11 Aug 09
  

  Tim Hart

  Great open letter to today's employers.

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  Jed Reisner

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• 02 Oct 08
  

  michelemmartin

  Ties in nicely with Lisa Johnson's keynote. Also, I am SO not a Boomer, despite my 1963 birth year. Damn these categories!

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• 26 Sep 08
  

  Christy Tucker

  What matters to Gen X/Y employees at work, written as a letter to Baby Boomers. Very much about what we value and what drives us crazy when working.

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  • 4.    We don’t respect titles; we respect people.
     The internet has served as a great social equalizer. In most online communities your value (and therefore reputation and power) are based on what you contribute not who you are. A well-read 18 year old who knows his stuff and is constantly active in the editing process of a Wikipedia article may be revered more than the heavily credentialed professor who interjects, corrects, and condescends to the community of the page. These relationships break down entitlements and, instead, center on accomplishment and contribution.
     So if you want to respected, simply play your part and contribute. You’ll be known for the actions you take that probably earned you that title in the first place.

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