Brandon Epstein 0:05
Regardless of who you are, where you're from what you did, --we all have one thing in common. At some point, the adults in our lives rolled their eyes at us, because they just didn't get us. But as we grow older, we find ourselves thinking the same things about those who enter the workplace after us. This bias is so widespread, it even has a name, "the kids these days affect." Even Aristotle, this guy ,complained that kids those days, think they know everything, and are often quite sure about it. To be clear, he was talking about kids and 330 BC. So imagine when you think about all of us? Okay.

Behind this universal truth are real issues, especially in the workplace. Many of us believe age to be the source of fundamental differences between ourselves and our co workers. This belief has a ripple effect, changing the way that we work with, manage, or train others. And even though many of us are the conscious or unconscious perpetrators of ageist behavior in the workplace, we also fear being on the receiving end of age related biases. In a survey of three age groups. All workers feared that their co workers and other age groups viewed them negatively. younger workers were worried that they were seen as incompetent, naive or inexperienced, while older workers worried that they were seen as difficult, stubborn or grumpy, and mid-career workers well, they get the best or worst of both worlds. In reality, in an analysis of 20 different studies, but nearly 20,000 participants, there's no major difference in someone's personality, job performance, or attitude, based on age alone. When it comes down to it. Our ages perhaps most importantly, a shared culture. The references, mannerisms and memories you have in common with your peers, but not a mystical dividing line. Think about it like this. Whether you gathered around this, made mixtapes on that, or just sent your friends a playlist, you still make connections through music. By reframing our thinking around age, we can prevent many of the negative effects of age related bias. And this module will cover these biases in more detail and explore the consequences they can have. We'll discuss it generational differences in workplace etiquette and mindsets. And we'll take a closer look at workplace culture differences like employee activism, at the end of the day. The point is simple. Aristotle is a smart guy, but we think that everyone, regardless of age, has something important to bring to the workplace. Okay, now can a GenZer helped me turn this thing off or what?