A report has warned that a \u201cgenerational war\u201d may be playing out in offices as divides grow between younger and older workers over communication styles and attitudes to technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Half of employees (50 per cent) over 50 said they were annoyed by younger colleagues’ lack of traditional tools such as pens, while just under half (47 per cent) of Gen Z employees felt that older workers slowed things down with \u201cdated\u201d working techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almost seven in 10 Gen Z workers (65 per cent) said senior colleagues struggled with technology, and 22 per cent of Gen Z workers said there had been a rise in workplace inequities between the generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eliza Filby, historian at Generational Evolution, told People Management<\/em>: \u201cThe generational gap in today’s workplace is wider than ever before. We are dealing with up to four generations working in the same environment, each with vastly different values, expectations and communication styles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She added that \u201cthis collision of generational mindsets is shaking up the traditional corporate culture in unprecedented ways\u201d, meaning that \u201cbridging this divide in how work itself is perceived is a massive challenge\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n