Those who attend the 2006 Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Conference & Indoor Air Expo, to be held this week (March 28-30) at the San Jose Conference Center, will have the opportunity to explore these questions and issues in three of the 35-plus conference workshops offered over the three-day event.
First up is "Hey Dude! Managing Age Diversity in Today's Workplace" (10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., March 29), led by Robert Wendover. According to the director of the Center for Generational Studies, there are four generations in the workforce now: Matures, those over 61; Boomers, their children; Generation X, and what he terms Millenials, young people who came of age with computers and cell phones.
According to Wendover, each has different expectations and values. Xers, for example, generally want a work/life balance, partly because they saw their parents work long hours.