Baby Boomers (born 1945-1965; c21% of the US population): the post-war generation. They are formal and focused on stability and rules.
Generation X (born 1965-1981; c20% of the US population): unlike their baby boomer parents, Gen X want to be independent and less formal.
Generation Y/Millennials (born 1981-1996; c22% of the US population): the Millennial generation. Ambitious, with high expectations, they are self-confident and question everything.
Generation Z/Zoomers (born 1996-2012; c21% of the US population): the newest generation to enter the workplace. They’ve been through a lot in their lives, including financial recessions and COVID at key points in their development and are the most diverse generation yet.
Read here, what today's generations in the workplace really want and what companies need to consider to motivate Generation X, Y and Z.