Work-Centric: Baby Boomers are extremely hardworking and motivated by position, perks, and prestige. Baby Boomers relish long work weeks and define themselves by their professional accomplishments. Baby Boomers may criticize younger generations for a lack of work ethic and commitment to the workplace.

What do baby boomers want from their job?

Baby Boomers are most motivated by feeling a sense of purpose in their jobs; salary is their number-two motivator. Generation X and Millennial employees are a bit more money oriented: Both groups rank salary as their number-one motivator.

How are baby boomers affecting the workplace?

As Boomers remain in the workplace past the expected age of retirement, the potential for conflict can increase. Working Boomers may cling to their jobs, fearing that another opportunity may not come their way, while their generational counterparts will do corporate ladder hops in order to advance their careers.

What are the expectations of baby boomers?

These boomers are interested in new forms of work, more flexible, creative lifestyles and more supportive living arrangements. They have a strong work ethic, but they value work/life balance, choice, freedom and autonomy in decision-making. They anticipate working longer, but on their own terms.

Do baby boomers dominate the workforce?

The generations dominating the workforce in 2021 are baby boomers, Generation X, millennials and Generation Z. The coming decades will see further changes with emergence of newer generations, and slower removal of older generations from organisations as pension age is pushed out.

Why are the baby boomers so important?

Baby boomer refers to a member of the demographically large generation born between the end of WWII and the mid-1960s. Because of their high numbers and the relative prosperity of the U.S. economy during their careers, the baby boomers are an economically influential generation.