When Your Boss is Younger Than You
You start a new job or get a new boss and surprise…. You find yourself reporting to Doogie Howser.
OK, maybe your new boss isn’t a teenager, but it may feel that way. Do you get upset and panic and think I’m a failure, the young ones are passing me by?
Or do you think ok, this might be a good opportunity to learn some new skills and share my own expertise in a collaborative way?
With at least 34% of people reporting to a boss who is younger than them, more and more Gen Xers are finding themselves in this reporting structure.
In this episode we’re talking about how you can manage your own thoughts around this dynamic, how you can make it work for you or the signs to look for that are indicating maybe it is time to move on.
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In this episode we talk about:
How to manage the disappointment, especially if your younger peer has been promoted over you
How it may feel like a threat to your status
Why experience doesn’t always matter
How to handle a younger boss
Why you can’t assume anything
Ways for your to bridge the gap
Mentioned in this episode:
I don’t want to work for a woman (podcast)
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