Sabbaticals Appeal Across the Ages in the Workplace ATLANTA, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- As if managing people weren't hard enough already, today's workforce is currently comprised of four different generations, all with distinct attitudes, behaviors and motivational triggers.

By Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune May 20--Growing older has many drawbacks and one unalloyed pleasure: passing judgment on the younger generation. Lately, people have been scrutinizing the members of Generation Y and finding them deficient.