MAN3240 Spring 2015 Final 1 Describe the barriers that exist for fathers wishing to take paternity or parental leave General perception that it would be frowned upon despite policy Women seen as primary caregivers Paying fathers while they weren t working Heavy workload Team expectations Job role responsibilities Time of year ex Accountants busy season Difficulties of determining secondary vs primary caregiver role 2 Know the Fathers Conflicted about Time Spent with Children slide Impediments to being a good father Work responsibilities 12 Media popular culture 8 2 Financial problems 6 9 lack of knowledge 5 Child s mother 4 6 lack of parenting resources 3 7 people at work 3 2 Courts 3 relatives 2 9 School childcare facilities 2 5 Child s friend s mothers 2 4 Male friends 2 2 Step children child 1 6 Woman not child s mother 1 1 3 What are the basics of the Two Income Trap and shown in the slides 4 What are the current statistics as related to the Middle Class Specifically how many people are in it What is the level of income to be included and how hard is it perceived to stay in it 51 of adults in 2011 were middle class Level of income 68 274 year 85 say it is more difficult to maintain standard of living now 62 blame Congress 54 blame banks financial institutions 47 blame large corporations 44 blame George W Bush 39 blame foreign competition 34 blame Obama and 8 blame the middle class itself 43 say their children will be better off than them 5 What are the consequences of guilt See Miami Herald article Health problems Backaches headaches Work problems inability to concentrate problem solve less job satisfaction Home problems Strained relationships 6 What are the report highlights as related to costs of millennials leaving and why millennials stay and leave http millennialbranding com 2013 cost millennial retention study 87 companies reported it costs between 15K and 25K to replace each millennial employee they lose 30 companies have lost 15 of millennial employees the past year 10 went to competitors 51 say cost of training millennials is highest followed by interviewing job advertising on boarding 71 say losing millennial employee increases workload and stress of other employees 56 say it takes 3 7 weeks to hire train a fully productive millennial Retention programs 48 have offered more workplace flexibility 40 offer mentoring programs 37 use internal hiring 10 use intrapreneurship community service programs Main indicator of why a millennial would stay if good cultural fit The top reasons why millennials leave their companies are because they received a better offer from another company 30 their career goals aren t aligned to their company 27 and a lack of career opportunities 13 7 Steps for dealing with being ultraconnected include Communication is crucial To manage free time manage your boss at work Tell your boss you will work as hard as you can while on the clock if it is an emergency you will be there but you value time off to recharge Publicize weekend obligations I am coaching a soccer game this Saturday Discuss expectations Be clear with managers about policies covering off hours Share the load Build relationships with coworkers This way you can share burdens If you see someone struggling help and they will likely return the favor Conversations with co workers also are important Tell your co workers they don t need to copy you on an email on the weekend or late at night unless it s crucial to your responsibilities 8 How do men and women think differently as outlined in this article What about the ability to draw boundaries between work and home life http psychcentral com news 2013 08 12 working moms stress over family matters 58345 html Mothers engage in mental labor 25 of waking time fathers 20 of working time Mothers seek to meet societal expectations that push mothers to assume role of household managers judged and held accountable for family related matters stress 25 fathers thought about work while not at work 34 mothers stress to catch up on things they missed while taking care of family double burden pressure to be good mother and good worker 9 How do the four generations differ in terms of the we want at work see slide Veterans Think no news is good news feel satisfaction in a job well done Baby Boomers don t appreciate feedback instead seek rewards in the form of money and title recognition Gen X How am I doing want feedback think that freedom is the best reward Gen Y Want feedback when they want it at the click of a button Think meaningful work is rewarding 10 Know the most common ways that U S Millennials and U S Non Millennials describe this generation see picture 11 Understand the major differences in the Bucking the Stereotype discussion of Millennials 12 What factors have led to an increase in helicopter parenting http www cnn com 2013 07 02 living cnn parents helicopter parenting job search Feelings of guilt that parents may have short changed their children full time workers while growing up didn t spend much time with kids trying to make up for it Children have increasingly become and emblem of their parents success Influence of the middle class parents can focus less on economic struggles and more on children 24 7 Connectivity 13 Be able to discuss the reasons that millennials are more interested in working for themselves http www fastcompany com 3034268 the future of work why millennials want to work for themselves Millennials believe that they will be able to achieve a better work life balance more freedom and independence Millennials underestimate the difficulties associated with entrepreneurship talent work ethic and overestimate their own abilities creative talents innovative ideas Millennials see tech giants as greedy corporate and non creative 1 Reason is being traumatized by previous experience with bosses In reality what millennials want is to not work for others who are too demanding or constraining and they want to feel creative accomplished 14 Know the story of Narcissus Narcissus was a handsome man that many women fell in love with but he rejected them Echo was a nymph that could not speak properly she could only repeat what was said to her Narcissus was walking in the woods with his friends but lost them he asked Is anyone here Echo replied Here here and tried to cuddle him but he rejected her Echo left upset to hide in a cave where she stayed until nothing was left of her but her voice The Maiden a goddess heard about this and was
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