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When asked about whether or not they agreed that older workers were respected, were interested in promotion, or were like to get a promotion, Generation X, Generation Y, Baby Boomers, and Traditionalists all agreed the most that older workers were respected. Gen. X and Gen. Y believed that older workers were more likely to be promoted than they were interested in promotions, and Baby Boomers and Traditionalists believed that olders workers were just as likely to be promoted as they were intersted in promotion. (Fig. 4, p. 5)
James, J. B., Swanberg, J. E., & McKechnie, S. P. (2007). Generational differences in perceptions of older workers' capabilities (Issue Brief No. 12). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility. Retrieved from http://agingandwork.bc.edu/documents/IB12_OlderWorkers%20Capability.pdf
Using data gathered as part of a larger study comprising employees in 388 stores and 37 districts of a national, retail chain, perceptions of older workers across four generations were examined, while also studying the effects of these perceptions on the older workers themselves. (p. 3)
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