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Millennials in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective on Millennialsâ Organizational Relationships and Performance
Stereotypes about Millennials, born between 1979 and 1994, depict them as self-centered, unmotivated, disrespectful, and disloyal, contributing to widespread concern about how communication with Millennials will affect organizations and how they will develop relationships with other organizational members. We review these purported characteristics, as well as Millennialsâ more positive qualitiesâthey work well in teams, are motivated to have an impact on their organizations, favor open and frequent communication with their supervisors, and are at ease with communication technologies. We discuss Millennialsâ communicated values and expectations and their potential effect on coworkers, as well as how workplace interaction may change Millennials