30% of millennials at work strongly believe they have the skills needed to advance, compared to just 19% of workers 65+, according to ADP Research’s Today at Work 2026, Issue 1.
Dr. Mary Hayes explains how with five generations at work, everyone has something they can learn from their colleagues.
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Dr. Mary Hayes, Director of Research, People and Performance, ADP Research
How do we integrate all of those pieces of who we are and still bring our whole self to work? We're at a unique place in history. There are five generations of workers in the workforce currently. We have the A's that are just coming in and starting their jobs. The Gen Y, Gen Z, Gen X, as well as boomers that are still hanging around because we're living longer.
These five generations help us as HR, see the whole picture of the lifespan from hiring to retiring. And so with this multi-generational workforce, entry level workers can now have the opportunity to learn skills and mentoring.
However, it's an opportunity to share your knowledge, your skills, your years of expertise in the workforce to the entry level worker. The entry level workers may have skills that you don't have, and it can be a balance or a sharing of information from one to another generation. And it's great that you are starting now, because being entry level, you have the opportunity to learn from those who have done this for a long time.
