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On Unstructured Thoughts: Is the Millenial generation shaping the future workforce?

Employers realize Millennials are a large part of the future work force, but employers (namely Boomers, and to a lesser degree Generation X) are concerned about the generation’s desire to shape their jobs to fit their lives rather than adapt their lives to the workplace.

… Why are we – all generations, not just the Millenial generation – bound by the old standards? How are the standards of “professionalism” being rewritten?

… Why shouldn’t / can’t Millenials shape workplace rules and expectations rather than merely adapting to existing conventions?

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