Few companies are coaching younger bosses on how to manage older workers, yet working for someone younger is becoming a trend. For the first time, four generations are active in the workforce and differences in the way each of those generations approach work are making conflict almost unavoidable. Older workers tend to put in longer hours at work, while younger workers who value work/life balance, feel it's not the amount of time put in but the results that matter. Older workers may worry that they will be displaced while younger managers may be concerned that they will not be taken seriously. Suggestions for success in bridging the workplace generation gap include avoiding stereotypes about age and learning from each other.
See "Meet the new boss: He's getting younger", Jordan Robertson and Bob Moos, The Dallas Morning News, July 4, 2005