S, BB, X, Y, Z, a - a plethora of generations in Tech
summary
Gives concrete cohort boundaries (Silent >77, Boomers 58–77, X 42–58, Millennials 27–42, Z 10–26, Alpha <10) and workforce samples showing 80% millennials in one Polish software house versus more Gen X in a Dutch consultancy, links behaviors to events (Cold War, 2008 crisis, Millennials hit by 2008 hiring slump, COVID-19 shifted Gen Z schooling), lists notable technologists by cohort, and argues generational traits are small statistical effects best used as a delicate people‑skills tool rather than a hammer.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00intro
- 0:20preamble
- 0:43agenda
- 1:30about pawel
- 1:46act 1: generations, myths, diffs, theories
- 2:02generations / cohorts
- 5:26general population
- 6:19tech examples
- 7:41myths or facts?
- 8:21generation gap
- 8:49conflict
- 9:12generation narcissism
- 9:39the sliding 2+2
- 10:39cohort vs aging
- 12:32differences strenght
- 14:12silent generation
- 16:05baby boomers
- 18:59generation x
- 23:25millenials
- 28:33generation z
- 35:11generation alpha
- 38:14what do we want
- 39:59questions?
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