re: Baby Boomers in industry

Suck a penis

Do I need to explain this?

Don't lump us into one shite pile !!!!

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They are on their phone because they are bored, lack of engagement due to lack of good energy and creativity at the mgmt level

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So, it's their job to entertain you?

You're not engaged because you don't know HOW to engage.

Sorry to say but I don't think it's a baby boomer problem, its a Louisiana problem. At least that's what I've noticed when dealing with the operations side of my industry.

Oh look. This thread has turned into another one of these threads.

I've worked with boomers many times, especially in construction. Some have been great, others have been terrible. One thing I noticed in common with the people that perpetuate the "millenials are lazy" meme is boomers that have worked their way up in the position they are in. They started out on their tools, then foreman, then supervisor, on up into management.

They carry a chip on their shoulder because they worked their way into management and learned the industry with sweat equity. "And you people just want all the answers and don't want to work for anything. You're lazy."

Funny thing is, you know how many of these guys just became successful carpenters, mechanics, techs etc on day one? Zero. They learned from someone, at a time when apprenticeship was still common. Old man Bob didn't just walk out of high school and know how to frame a house despite what he might tell you.

And in my experience, any boomer (or anyone in general) I've come across that perpetuates this meme has been a very poor manager.

I can't tell you how many times I've come across people that wouldn't take the time to teach me the secrets and tricks of my business because of shite like this. I'm only 35, but I always make time for younger people on my field that ask questions. I try to steer and encourage them to develop their own solutions by asking things like "What would you do?"

I remember what it was like graduating college on a Friday and finding a set of prints on my desk Monday morning with my boss telling me "Go build this. Let me know when you're done." It's the only job I didn't make money on in my entire career because I didn't know what the hell I was doing. I would never put a guy fresh out of college through something like that.

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NB4 Darth states he is an Xer and how boomers and millennials are exactly the same

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You're starting to creep me out with your inability to go more than five minutes without mentioning me.

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Darth states he is an Xer

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Please tell me you're joking.

That dude is an endless source of amusement.

I too work for a giant company in a white collar setting. Idk what industry you are in, but you're wrong about how business works. Maybe you've created that in your mind, but in my experience the younger folks feel far inferior to the seasoned veterans.

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Maybe you've created that in your mind, but in my experience the younger folks feel far inferior to the seasoned veterans.

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Because 90% of the time they are inferior.

That doesn't mean the younger folks aren't capable, or bring things to the table. They are full of ambition and ideals. The balance of the veterans with experience and failure is vital. If not, the same failures are bound to happen.

I too used to complain about the veterans and how they were dinosaurs holding the company back. As more of the big picture has been revealed my opinion has changed.

I was simply saying I don't see younger folks in the business world that think they know more than the older generation. But I'm also in a field that you never really can learn it all, and experience is the best teacher. I'm only 29 fwiw and the older folks I work with have forgotten more than I know.