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INDOOR TEMPERATURE WINTER INDOOR TEMPERATURE SUMMER NATURAL LIGHTING
ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING VENTILATION
EQUIPMENT NOISE PEOPLE NOISE
EXTERNAL NOISE
OFFICE CLEANLINESS OFFICE DECOR WORKSTATION COMFORT HUMIDITY
-+-+-+ BABY BOOMERS GEN XERS MILLENNIALS
Positive and negative drivers of productivity within office environments - according to each different group
Positive and negative drivers of productivity within office environments - according to each different group
Source: Officeworks.co.uk Generation Y – who are they? And why are they different?
Older workers, “have more work experience (77%), higher level of maturity/
professionalism (71%) and stronger work ethic (70%). The most common
step taken to prepare for potential skills gaps was more training and/or
cross-training efforts (42%)”8. On the other hand, younger generations tend
to be more entrepreneurial, have a greater desire to receive mentoring and
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stronger skill when it comes to online collaboration, although they are weaker
INDOOR TEMPERATURE WINTER
in face to face contexts9. One survey reports that more than 60% of employers
INDOOR TEMPERATURE SUMMER
have experienced intergenerational clashes, although the fact remains that
NATURAL LIGHTING
generations have more in common at work, than they have differences. They are
ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING 10 simplyfocussedondifferentpriorities .
VENTILATION
Fostering, inclusivity, engagement and wellbeing means addressing these
EQUIPMENT NOISE
priorities. “The analysis shows that across all age groups, base pay is the most
PEOPLE NOISE
important (value proposition), but after that, older workers value the type of
EXTERNAL NOISE
work they do, working for a respectable organization and a retirement savings or
OFFICE CLEANLINESS
pension plan. Younger workers, 18-34, care more about flexible work schedules
andOFcFaIrCeeErDaEdCvOaRncement. This clearly underscores the fact that employers
cannot offer one-size-fits-all rewards and expect them to meet the needs of all
WORKSTATION COMFORT
employee segments”11.
HUMIDITY
-+-+-+ “REPUTATION AND SAFETY SEEM TO BE THE MAIN
BABY BOOMERS GEN XERS MILLENNIALS DRIVERS OF OLDER WORKERS; RECOGNITION, FUN AND
FULFILMENT THE ONES OF THE YOUNGER ONES”
Positive and negative drivers of productivity within office environments - according to each different group
LYUBOMIRSKY, KING, AND DIENER, 2005
Younger workers are also subject to the “engagement paradox”: they “have a more positive outlook regarding many aspects of work. (...) they have more trust in senior management, think managers are looking out for their wellbeing, see room for growth and would recommend their organisation as a good place to work (and) despite this are more likely to consider leaving”12. Only rarely the are the problems of a multigenerational office are related to physical wellbeing.