Melbourne, Apr 21: There’s an inundation of Generation Y in the
workforce, and this boom in working youngsters has made Generation X
Aussie employees insecure, so much so, that a survey has found almost
70 percent of them are unhappy with their work conditions, says a
report.

Conducted by, organisational culture firm Human Synergistics, the study
revealed that Generation X (born from around 1965 to 1982, according to
Wikipedia) felt less valued than their younger Generation Y and baby
boomer counterparts.

The findings of this survey of 235,884 workers across 1500
organisations on their satisfaction in the workplace, highlighted the
fact that 30 something people, who were moving up to middle-management
positions, did not feel challenged and appreciated by their employers
anymore.

Not only this, 62 percent of them confessed that they did not share
fulfilling relationships with co-workers, and 69 per cent asserted that
they feel detached from organisational culture.

Quentin Jones, Australian director of Human Synergistics, owed these
results to the general preoccupation prevailing in organisations that
ask for Generation Y employees.

"When Gen-Xers entered the workforce they were the focus for employers
- the new recruits. Now that they have demonstrated their loyalty and
are in the realm of management, they are no longer being challenged or
appreciated in the same way, leaving them feeling tired and dejected,''
News. com. au quoted him, as saying.

The report underlined a much higher level of personal growth and
development in baby baby boomers and Generation Ys, who claimed to have
more work-related accomplishments than Generation X workers. Besides,
they were also more satisfied in their personal lives than their older
counterparts.

"Family life, leisure time, health and personal growth were all areas
Gen-X reported feeling dissatisfied. This trend should be of serious
concern to Australian employers, as not only are Gen-X being affected
by current conditions but also their families and friends,'' said Mr
Jones.

Mirela Lane, director of human resources for hotel Hilton Sydney, said
that while Generation Y employees had career advancement as their
foremost priority, Generation X looked for both stability and the
chance to rise through the ranks.

She added that if the Generation Xs are willing, the company had
developed a range of avenues to give employees of all ages the
opportunity to advance and develop their career.

"If a middle manager is ready to go to the next step and we don't have
that in Sydney, they are able to apply for a job via HR Alerts (an
internal intranet which shows job vacancies for all Hilton hotels).
We've had lots of people - for example, middle managers - that don't
necessarily want to move up, but move across. That might mean moving to
a different country in a similar position or level they were at, so we
provide that opportunity as well,'' she said.

According to Jones, one of the best resorts for companies to drive employee motivations was to tap into their sense of purpose.

"All generations have shown they respond to organisations who speak to
their aspiration of 'making a difference in the world'. When
individuals align their personal values and goals with those of the
organisation, this produces a deeper and more sustainable motivation -
a sense of common purpose,'' he said. (ANI)