Monday, May 11, 2015

A ‘Kids Table’ for Young Office Workers

Inside a New York City firm’s millennials-only seating area, where grown-ups fear to tread

As millennials have become the largest segment of the workforce, companies are seeking ways to make the multigenerational office run smoothly. At one New York City advertising and marketing firm, that means clustering young workers at the office equivalent of the kids’ table.
Last September, Grey Global Group began seating assistant account executives—nearly all a year or two out of college—in an area dubbed “base camp.” The idea, according to the company, is to give entry-level workers a place to forge strong ties and show each other the ropes without irritating their older colleagues.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-kids-table-for-young-office-workers-1430818381?KEYWORDS=kids+table