Leaders in organisations today need to stop complaining about how 'weird' Generation Y is. They should be lucky that Generation Y isn't in fact weirder. Because Generation Z is. Weirder that is.
In 2011, the first co-hort of Generation Z (born after 1994) are finishing their Higher School Certificates. This is a generation that has never experienced a world without the internet, and soon they are entering our workforce in huge numbers. Over the coming years, they will be your apprentices, your graduates and your bosses.
" --- [Thinque Futurist Blog by Anders Sorman-Nilsson ](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog) # [You're lucky that Generation Y isn't weirder... just wait for Generation Z!](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/youre-lucky-generation-y-isnt-weirder-just-wait-generation-z.php) Written by [anders@thinque.com.au](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/author/andersthinquecomau) | February 13, 2011 Leaders in organisations today need to stop complaining about how 'weird' Generation Y is. They should be lucky that Generation Y isn't in fact weirder. Because Generation Z is. Weirder that is. In 2011, the first co-hort of Generation Z (born after 1994) are finishing their Higher School Certificates. This is a generation that has never experienced a world without the internet, and soon they are entering our workforce in huge numbers. Over the coming years, they will be your apprentices, your graduates and your bosses. I set up my first hotmail email account in 1994, the same year that this year's HSC graduating class were born. But I spent my hybrid youth playing both indoors and outdoors, and email was something I did with my friends in the US. With my friends in Stockholm, I actually socialised in real, as opposed to in 2nd Life. Generation Z doesn't know a world without the internet. They don't know what it feels like not to be interconnected, wired, linkedin and hyperconnected 24/7/365. If you think that Generation Y are weird and not very well adept at emotionally intelligently communicating with their bosses face2face, or belly2belly, you should be really worried about a generation that has grown up on an intellectual diet of LOLs and BRBs to enter the workplace, as our workplace grows from accommodating 3 generations to 4 generations. What do you think on this topic? To get further insights on generational misfits, tune into [Anders Sorman-Nilsson's podcast on iTunes](http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/anders-sorman-nilssons-espresso/id272826474) now to see how misfits are directly relevant to change management and innovation. Link: http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/anders-sorman-nilssons-espresso/id272826474 [View full post](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/youre-lucky-generation-y-isnt-weirder-just-wait-generation-z.php) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "anders@thinque.com.au" }, "dateModified" : "2014-07-28T19:25:48.003Z", "datePublished" : "2011-02-13T19:28:34Z", "headline" : "You're lucky that Generation Y isn't weirder... just wait for Generation Z!", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 4277, "url" : "http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/109349/file-1221315289-jpg/blog-files/lu30q0c7a0.jpg", "width" : 2840 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/youre-lucky-generation-y-isnt-weirder-just-wait-generation-z.php", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 0.0, "url" : "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/109349/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-07%20at%201.33.08%20pm-1.png", "width" : 0.0 }, "name" : "Thinque Blog" } } ```