Creating A Sense of Belonging For Gen Y at The Workplace

Abstract

The upbringing of today’s world has focused much on the advancement of the use of technology and where works are also technology driven. Correspondingly, the IT-Savvy are the Generation Y also known as “Gen Y”. The Gen Y are mostly immersed in the use of technology from an early age. They are more energetic, futuristic, multi-tasking, and are motivated towards their work. Despite the technology driven generation, they are also people oriented where meeting people and making networking are essential. As compared to the other three generations such as the Silent Generations, Baby Boomers, and Generation X; Generation Y prefer challenging and meaningful work that could lead to work betterment. The increasing number of young gen Y employees has made the study an important aspect of research. The purpose of running this short study is to identify the current trends in the workforce arena which involves Gen Y. This paper also discusses on the categorization of Gen Y, managing Gen Y, and specifically on creating a sense of belonging for Gen Y. Discussions on random surveys for gen Y employees in selected areas in Malaysia has been done. The survey in the form of one to one interview took place at malls and office buildings in Klang Valley targeted at random number of employees ranging from all facet of working sector. A number of 35 samples were successfully interviewed.