I gave her a pro tip that that might not be the best thing to point out.

Everyone had a good laugh."

“The topic of the Y2K bug came up.

Person in a yellow top working on a computer, with a pride flag in the background

My team wasnt even born.”

u/cspinelive

3.

Its such a shame that people today dont receive the training we did.

Woman sitting at a desk, working with papers, surrounded by office equipment of the past era

I feel it is my responsibility to pass on what I know."

I think he is sincere, and I have to admit it feels good to be appreciated."

u/AlexVlahos

4.

Woman in glasses using smartphone and laptop at desk, with flowers in background

I’m not ripping on gens Y and Z.

Just saying it would have been nice to be able to expect respect when we were baby workers.

We didn’t get it."

Four people in a casual office meeting, one with a laptop, engaging in a discussion

First of all, my job never required using Excel before.

u/Various-General-8610

6.

“She’s on board now and loves us.

Two women, one older and one younger, looking at a laptop screen together

We may have been a bit too successful with the Gen X conversion therapy.”

u/Experiment_262

7.

It blows my mind, and I still haven’t figured out a way to train these kids.

Woman appears frustrated with a jammed printer in an office setting

u/TheReal8symbols

9.

Regardless, I find that I have had to temper certain expectations.

There is no black and white in management, IMO, just ever-changing values of gray."

Will Smith posing with DJ Jazzy Jeff in the early 1990s

u/PhotonWranglers

10.

“My favorite team I ever managed was nearly all millennials.

Im still friends with a couple of the millennials all these years later.

Three colleagues in an office, one standing talking, another listening attentively, third working at a desk

Never felt that with the older group I managed later.”

No, I’m just not bullshitting you, out of basic human respect."

u/Up2Eleven

12.

“At 50, I’m at the very top tier of old farts in my workplace.

We’re mostly hiring Gen Z now.

They are almost universally respectful, but my line of work strongly preselects for respect regarding seniority and rank.

I hope to be viewed as a mentor, father figure, or at least an uncle figure.

It seems as if I am.”

u/testingground171

13.

“Im a 47-year-old lawyer.

Been practicing for 20 years.

Solo attorney the entire time.

I have two employees, both in their late 20s.

The difference between us is sometimes minimal and sometimes huge.

The biggest difference is literally my 20 years of experience.

Ive been there and done that.

Things I take for granted are new to them.

Once I realized that, it made me a better boss, teacher, and mentor.”

“Got 30 undergrads who are constantly rotating because undergrads tend to graduate, even today.

u/hibbledyhey

15.

Kind, empathetic, and I get ~90% of their references without feeling old.

I just grew up playing different video games and listening to different music.

Maybe its just a matter of maturity.

Those 26 and up start getting much more humble and relatable.”

u/dotnetgirl

16.

“They keep trying to put me into management, but I have zero desire.

I’m totally cool with where I am and with what I do.

No one will care what your work title was when you’re dead.”

u/PrincessBuzzkill

18.

“I have coworkers born in 1995 the year I bought my current Jeep.

They love riding around in it because its an ‘antique’ to them.

I have to remind them that I was an adult when I bought it.”

u/supershinythings

19.

It blows their young minds.

That’s so old.'

We told her maybe next time, we’ll invite her mom out instead of her for beer."

u/LittleMoonBoot

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