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August 14, 2013

Boomers, Gen Y at work: Can we get along?

  • More companies are offering training to help foster understanding and better communication among workers from different generations.
    • By MATT SEDENSKY
    Associated Press

    CHICAGO — There's a sense of urgency to the quest for workplace harmony, as baby boomers delay retirement and work side-by-side with people young enough to be their children — or grandchildren.

    Put people of widely different ages together — and there are bound to be differences. Baby boomers, for example, are workaholics, while younger workers may demand more of a work-life balance.


     
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