Karan and Jacob are co-workers. They both are working in the same project but their
work values are very different from each other. Karan belongs to GenX (The X
Generation) and relies a lot on the team-work as well as its (team’s) progression and
upliftment, whereas Jacob is from GenY (The Y Generation) or the Millennial and for
him self-reliance is more important. Though they share a great personal rapport they
always are found having disagreements at work.
a. Explain the reason for their disagreement? It is natural to have such disagreement, give
concluding remarks for the Jacob (5 Marks)
b. Introduce the value system of your generation. Discuss the rest of the generations and
their values?
Answers
Karan and Jacob are co-workers. They both are working in the same project but their
work values are very different from each other. Karan belongs to GenX (The X
Generation) and relies a lot on the team-work as well as its (team’s) progression and
upliftment, whereas Jacob is from GenY (The Y Generation) or the Millennial and for
him self-reliance is more important. Though they share a great personal rapport they
always are found having disagreements at work.
a. Explain the reason for their disagreement? It is natural to have such disagreement, give
concluding remarks for the Jacob (5 Marks)
b. Introduce the value system of your generation. Discuss the rest of the generations and
their values?
Explanation:
The reason Karan and Jacob are in disagreement is due their generational differences. Jacob is from GenY while Karan is from GenX. The GenY believes in self-reliance while the GenX believes in teamwork.
Jacob should be encouraged to try out team work and should be trained on how to achieve results through team effort.
I belong to GenY like Jacob, I am a millenial and self-reliance is an important value to me. Millenials are optimistic and they believe in change.
Millennials are tech-savvy and they leverage technology to do their work and for entertainment.