Today's youngest and oldest workers share similar traits and habits. For example, they are both less rebellious than Generation X and the Baby Boomers. Both groups are also civic minded and generally have faith in institutions.
Traditionalists, those born between 1922-1945, are today's oldest workers. Millennials, those born between 1981-1995, are today's youngest workers and those who are the future workforce prospects. They are on the extreme ends of the workforce cycle, but can connect through shared values.
These are some of the insights of Sergio Delgado, director of mediation services at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Knowing and respecting these similarities and differences can help employees work well together.
Read the Knoxville News Sentinel story about workforce and generational differences.
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