Generations in the workforce the recession, there has been a significant shift in Gen X moving to management roles. Perceptions of Gen X managers are high according to an online survey published by Ernst & Young. Out of 200 people, 57% of respondents believed that Gen X displayed each of the survey’s positive characteristics and were thought to be best at managing through difficult times. The Y generation, also referred to as "Millennials" were born around 1980 to 2000. They have been described in a report published by United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund as the next big generation after the Baby Boomers. They
Me generation became the world's best-selling perfume. The introspection of the baby boomers and their focus on self-fulfillment has been examined in a serious light in pop culture. Films such as "An Unmarried Woman" (1978), "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979), "Ordinary People" (1980) and "The Big Chill" (1983) brought the inner struggles of baby boomers to a wide audience. The self-absorbed side of 1970s life was given a sharp and sometimes poignant satirization in "Manhattan" (1979). More acerbic lampooning came in "Shampoo" (1975) and "Private Benjamin" (1980). The Me generation has also been satirized in retrospect, as the generation called "Generation X" reached