{"id":7437,"date":"2024-03-19T09:56:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T09:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inpulse.com\/?p=7437"},"modified":"2024-03-19T09:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T09:57:36","slug":"is-there-a-generational-war-playing-out-in-workplaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirteencreative.co.uk\/inpulse21\/is-there-a-generational-war-playing-out-in-workplaces","title":{"rendered":"Is there a \u2018generational war\u2019 playing out in workplaces?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

The Digital Etiquette: Mind the generational gap<\/em> report<\/a>, which surveyed 4,000 knowledge workers in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Germany, discovered that the majority (90 per cent) of teams reported conflicts over digital tools, with three in five (60 per cent) admitting that these disagreements impeded productivity and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 1,000 respondents in the UK, 11 per cent said their teams often had conflicts because of different preferred tools or platforms used, while nearly half (46 per cent) said they sometimes had tensions over differing technology use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the study 43 per cent of teams reported misinterpretations of tone or context in digital communications; 33 per cent cited mismatched response time expectations; and a further 33 per cent reported confusion over the use of emojis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the report also suggested there could be greater room for collaboration between generations, as more than half (53 per cent) of Gen Z workers said they envied older colleagues’ phone confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Stephens, founder and co-CEO of Inpulse, told People Management<\/em> that \u201cthe rise and rise of generational tension continues\u201d, adding that he was \u201cnot surprised\u201d by the findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe see the same challenges when it comes to the way in particular Gen Z related to and communicates with boomers. It\u2019s like they are talking two different languages, combined with the cultural filter they hear each other through,\u201d Stephens said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millennial managers \u2013 the generation between Gen Z and boomers \u2013 can act as a \u201cbridge\u201d between the generations and act as \u201cinterpreters\u201d if any miscommunications arise, he suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMillennials typically are also more willing to go further to understand something, whereas Gen Z, currently, while saying they are the most open generation, seem to be less willing to explore, be curious and give the benefit of the doubt,\u201d Stephens continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHelping younger employees understand both that it\u2019s OK to disagree without falling out or leaving, and that relationships require effort and understanding rather than immediate cancelling will help,\u201d he said, adding that it was also vital to help boomers navigate \u201cwhat seems to be a moral maze because values and norms at work have changed\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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