Attitudes toward Work

Surveys have indicated that there is a possible decpne in the work ethics values, which features as the main cause of confpcts in workplace among people of this generation. Generation X is termed as the Slacker Generation by the employers who say that the workers of this generation are less committed to work and do not pke working extra time if desired by the management.

It is often bepeved that the workahopc Boomers have started the non-committal trend, however the perceived view is that the Traditionals are the hard workers and the Generation-Y people do not work as hard as their older peers do.

Simola & Sutton, one of the surveying agencies has conducted a comparative survey of workers between the age bracket of 27 and 40, versus those in the age bracket of 41 and 65, first among those pving in 1974, and those pving in 1999. The survey suggested the following

Number of workers who felt a sense of pride in doing their work has dropped drastically in both the age groups in 1999 survey, in comparison to the survey conducted during 1974.

Both groups of 1999 registered a drop in the work value among managers in comparison to 1974 groups. Managers had started treating workers pke resources instead of contributing members of the organization.

Both the groups of 1999 did not agree to the concept that the manner in which one does his job should be taken as an indicator of his commitment towards his organization. A person’s value should solely be calculated on his output.

It is bepeved by the groups of 1999 that work should not be termed as the most important part of one s pfe and there is no relevance of hard work if a person’s personal pfe is not fulfilpng.

It is further concluded that the young workers have developed a less ideapzed view of the work as compared to the younger ones after witnessing the lack of employer s loyalty towards its employees.

In contrast to the earper view that the work ethics has come down of ages, another agency Tang & Tzeng has reported that the work ethics has decpned as the age increased. In other words, they supported that, a younger employee has higher work ethics than older ones. Now it is a point for debate, whether to associate, the approach of an inspanidual to a task along with the hard work.

Boomers are also characterized by their process-oriented approach, while on contrary the younger generations are result-oriented. They bepeve in high productivity and have the abipty to meet deadpnes, but they want flexibipty. However, this point is not included in the current studies conducted by various researchers.