I am glad to hear that you are so open to working with Gen Yers. I have found in my experience that many people are not so equally impressed, and like you I think that they miss out on a lot of opportunity to leverage the next generation. After a panel discussion on managing young workers, I found that many older workers, especially Baby Boomers, are keen to work with young professionals, but are a bit scarred to talk with them and start the dialogue?? Have you found this to be the case? I agree also with how awful Gen Y sounds...It makes us sound like just the next thing after X which we are not. I think Millennial has a good ring to it though. - Brett

Each baby boomer is different, I'm sure. The ones I have spoken to about it seem to be under the mistaken notion that those under 28 need "babysitting" and are too "loose" in work practices. I'm sure those boomers don't speak for all of them, however, that's just my anecdotal experience. to that I say it's more "challenges to solve" than babysitting, and while they may not stay with your company for life, being always on the go, it is rare to find one that leaves you holding the bag (though it does happen, and has happened to me once) - more often they see the current project through before trying a new company, collaboration or project. - Leslie Poston