How IT will change when Gen Y runs the show
Posted on August 23rd, 2010 in Unemployment News | Comments Off
(From ComputerWorld.com) Kristine Harper thinks she and her millennial colleagues will run things better when they’re in charge. “Our generation will be a little bit more fun, encouraging, flexible, positive. There’ll be fewer meetings, more networking, more teams,” she says. Flextime will be ubiquitous, and managers will support employees in their efforts to balance work with other interests. Good jobs will be those that always challenge. A day’s work will be measured by results, not hours at the desk. Make no mistake: The workplace that this 27-year-old software developer envisions a decade out won’t look like the typical office of the 20th century. “If I were a manager in the future, I would focus on increasing motivation and community in the workplace,” she says. “I would try to emphasize the importance of employee get-togethers outside of [work] to promote a stronger sense of community and friendship. I think when you feel strongly about the workplace and the people involved, there is a sense of motivation that comes with that.” Read more.