Welcome to ENCORE, brought to you by Boomersplus.com. This weekly interview show focuses on the boomer community and the topics surrounding them. Each episode, host Costas Halavrezos is joined by an expert guest for an engaging and intellectual conversation on topics ranging from health care, to career plans, to news of the day. The show is presented by BoomersPlus, a service which matches employers with experienced professionals.
The younger generations are often criticized for their lack of work ethic in the eyes of the older, more experienced generations. At this time, it’s the millennials who are getting a bad rap. But why is that? Are millennials truly a lazier generation, or do they just have a different approach to career life than boomers?
Our guest is Kelly Weeks recently published her findings on the research in the generational gap in the Harvard Business Journal and shares with us how a search for meaningful work separates the millennials and the boomers.