According to Annika Hylmo, if you have a Boomer boss you may want to think before walking into their office unannounced. I happen to have a very spontaneous, Boomer boss so “setting aside a time” rather than being spur of the moment is not really what works for her. She also says “time is faster” for millennials. This woman needs to spend a day with my mother! My mom is the most high energy, fast paced person (arguably) on the plant!
I’m aware there are some gen y/millennial versus boomer differences, but I don’t think they have to do with spontaneity or time. Maybe I’m missing something?
I’ve always worked for really young companies, so I’ve never had a boomer boss. I did have a younger boss (genY) tell me that she wanted me to make a list of everything I needed to talk about with her and set times to do so, rather than pop by her office. So, I think it probably boils down more to personality and work style, rather than generation.
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– Josh