Add to this list, or just make it funnier (but with a grain of truth!) Would like to get this list polished enough to send to Hiring Managers.
1 Boomers’ eyesight may be changing, but they still know how to read a clock, so they show up. ON TIME.
2 Boomers are unlikely to take the week off because someone broke their heart
3 Boomers don't think of earbuds as required jewelry - to be worn at all times.
4 Boomers know how to spell customer service - better yet, how to deliver it.
5 Since they aren’t looking to climb the corporate ladder, Boomers make great mentors
6 Boomers don’t expect to be complemented for breathing. They expect praise for a good job and correction for a bad one.
7 You’ll get points in heaven if you protect an endangered species. After all, Boomerz are the last generation of workaholics.
8 They REALLY need the job: after all, Boomers can't move in with mom and dad (mom and dad are more likely to be moving in with them!)
9 Boomers have an attention span greater than the life of a flea
10 Boomers don’t have their cell phones super-glued to their texting fingers
11 Boomers may not be quite as physically agile as they were at 20, but they are really flexible – they will work different shifts, work from home, change their plans and work on contract or projects without complaining. They remember the old adage – work before pleasure.
12 Boomers are not going to leave just because they are overqualified. They are looking for balance in their lives and perfectly willing to sacrifice to get it.
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It's important to keep in mind that age is not always indicative of an employees ability to be "coach-able" by an employer. I have spoken with 30-somethings who have started their own businesses and they complain bitterly that you can't teach today's teens and 20-somethings anything. I think in most cases coach-ablility has less to do with age and more to do with personality.
ReplyDeleteAgree. Boomers were taught and retain values that are rare gems to human resources, such as loyalty, compliance/cooperation, and patience.
ReplyDeleteWomen Boomers won't wear tops with plunging necklines or low cut pants showing off their tattoos. Men Boomers won't wear sloppy t-shirts or baggy pants with the beltline somewhere in the middle of their boxer shorts.
ReplyDeleteJan Ferris
We don't call in absent because of babysitting or sick children.
ReplyDeleteAs a Boomer myself, words of wisdom were never spoken like this before. Hurray!
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