Recently we talked about the five ignorant assumptions young professionals make about their kid-consumed colleagues. After such a great response, we decided to think even further about other sectors of the young professional (YP) population that are commonly misunderstood. So...
It seems that as much as we hope and attempt to be open-minded within our business and social circles, many YPs are actually more judgmental than we may think. How can we assess if we are being truly open-minded? And why is open-mindedness so important anyhow?
As young professionals, we face a variety of challenges within the workplace. One particular challenge is coping with the negative image that some older coworkers and superiors may have of young professionals as a group. While every generation entering into the workforce must learn to deal with those who came before, our current collective of YPs and elder workers are facing a particularly difficult period of transition
It's back to school time. Remember how nerve-racking the first day back at high school was, along with the divisions and sub-divisions of cliques that would exist? Jocks, nerds, goths...the list goes on. Unsurprisingly, the young professional world isn't so different