Dumping generational work stereotypes in the trash

Office workers throwin paper into a trash can.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – We all know the stereotypes: millennials are whiny, baby boomers can’t figure out how to open a PDF file.

Of course, different generations have different perspectives about work and how it should fit into our lives. Even so, we don’t have to be at each other’s throats about it.

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This episode of “It’s Generational” tackles workplace issues and aims to dump generational stereotypes in the trash with a panel of guests that includes representatives from four major generations.

John Evans, a baby boomer and longtime journalist; Gen Xer Virginia Heffernan, a journalist and podcast host; Kendra Austin, a millennial writer and model and Michelle Chubb, a Gen Z model join the show for their final episode. On previous episodes, they also covered ever-changing language patterns and romance struggles.

Expert guest Joyce Trimuel – an Executive Consultant for The Kaleidoscope Group – helped guide us through an exploration of work, respect and change as we head into the New Year with new goals.

“The reality is we all come to this world with our own experiences in terms of our backgrounds, the dimensions of diversity, our value systems,” Trimuel said. “Those are all things that are very unique to who we are as individuals. And so, it’s how do you create the space where there’s an openness to honor the perspectives of a variety of folks within a workplace?”

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