According to a recent survey by LexisNexis the generation gap at work is really wide with vast discrepancies when it comes to what the appropriate use of technology is at work.
The survey compared technology and software usage among generations of working professionals, including Boomers (ages 44-60), Generation X (ages 29-43) and Generation Y (ages 28 and younger). The total sample size was 700 legal and white collar professionals with 250 coming from the legal profession.
Not surprising Boomers felt technologies such as PDAs, cell phones and laptops in meetings were highly distracting and that blogging and logging into social media forums and sites such as Facebook during work were "unacceptable."
The survey also covered a section about the boundaries of work and home and said that Gen Y workers multi-task at higher levels. What's your opinion? Is it bogging us down or keeping us current and helping to be more efficient?
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Friday, April 24, 2009
The Technology Generation Gap at Work
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I think a lot of this has to do with industry and company policy as well as generation. We could all go on and on about "kids today" but I think if your company/industry is one where you're forced to keep abreast of new technology, then you will use social media tools or any other new technology that comes down from the Heavens. That being said, more often than not, I think the younger folks in the workplace are going to be the early adopters of anything. Not always true but it's usually the case.
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