Work in the future / How do generations work together?

PhilDo you get on with different generations at your work?

LordanAnd really, if you find yourself leaning on a stereotype, regardless of what age you are, stop yourself in those tracks because this is really unhelpful.

PippaToday we'll be talking about how generational differences impact work.

PhilHello and welcome to Learning English for Work, our podcast to help you improve your business English. I'm Phil.

PippaAnd I'm Pippa. You can find a transcript for this episode to read along on our website: bbclearningenglish.com.

Phil, you and I are from slightly different generations, not to give our ages away.

PhilNo, no. But yes, there is a difference.

PippaUm, but we get on all right, don't we?

PhilI think so, I've always worked with people who were different ages to me, whether they're a lot older than me or a lot younger than me.

PippaMhm. That's interesting. See, I have worked in places before where most people were a similar age to me, but I really like working in our team where we have lots of different ages, because I think it's good to have different perspectives and people at different points in their life. I think sometimes you can assume that the way you think is the way everyone thinks, and so it's useful sometimes to, um, be working with people who don't think that way or who have slightly different perspectives.