Millennials in the workplace

Summary
Millennials, who born between the early1980s and the early 1990s are one of the huge part of our workforce, however multinational businesses are finding high turnover rate of them.
According to the reports from two large scale surveys was done for organisations that want to increase the job satisfaction of the millennials who are working for them.
In a global survey based more than 40,000 millennial and non- millennial and in a separate global survey had different contents questions to ask.
Millennials would be happy to do sacrifice pay so they can work shorter hours and the company’s commitment to the greater good of society would promote millennials’ loyalty to their company.
Also, millennials believe that it is important to be appreciated for the work you do. If managers want to keep their millennial employees happy, they should give them options to work from home.





Notes

Background
Millennials (born early 1980s~1990s) - a huge part of our workplace - seems to -lack loyalty to the company & leaders they work for.
Multinational companies notice - large turn over rates of millennials -employee retention rates fall.
This report looks - findings of two large- scale surveys -mindset of the millennial generation & explores how organisations - strive - address these needs, increase employee engagement & encourage retention.

Research
In a global survey -by PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC), more than 40,000millennial (born 1983~1993)
& non-millennial responses - collected on the topic of workplace culture, communication & working styles, work-life balance, etc.
In a separate global survey - conducted by Deloitte, more than 10,000 millennials participated- about perceptions of the threats and opportunities in the complex world of work.

Key findings
- Millennials - as committed to their work - more senior colleagues.
- Millennials - interesting work & a good work-life balance. They believe - excessive work demands are not worth sacrifices in their lives.
- Millennials want - flexibility, working hours & schedule & they willing to give up increasing pay &promotions. They believe - success - by productivity and not by the number of hours -seen in an office.
- Millennials want -  feel supported & develop skills. Include technological skills, teamwork & interpersonal skills.
- Millennials believe - businesses and business leaders - contribute to the improvement of society & more likely -loyal to a company with strong ethics.

Recommendations
Organisations & managers wanting - retain millennials - consider:
- monitoring their workload and satisfaction levels - their work-life balance
- creating a flexible work culture  employees have more control over- working hours & work location
- providing meaningful work & interesting opportunities
- offering help & support in contiuing professional development
- changing the organisation's goals from profit-making to motives - address social concerns & societal problems.

When MySpace ends in tears

Part A

1. what is the purpose of the author in writing of this article?

The purpose of the author in this article is to inform that due to the lack of understanding of Australian teachers' interactive online technologies such as internet communication, they cannot help the students who suffer from the school cyberbullying on time meanwhile the numerous students have cyberbully problems. 

* To inform that teachers and students have school cyberbullying problems for different reasons. 

2. Skim the text, true or false.
    a) true
    b) false
    c) true
    d) false
    e) false

3. Meaning matches.
    1. d
    2. f
    3. g
    4. a
    5. b
    6. h
    7. c
    8. e

4. Part of speech, words in the text
a) adjective   b) verb    c) noun

5. Scan the text
a) one in three
b) 65 %
c) Myspace and Facebook
d) Chris Webster

6. Answer in detail :
a) Teachers are unfamiliar with types of internet communication

b) Appropriate training to explore and use interactive cyber technology.

c) They worry that these adults will solve the problem by removing access to the technology.

7. Explain the meaning
a) challenges =  missions to solve like one of their work must try and get result = test

b) struggled = have difficult

c)in a vacuum = separate

8. article about.
c)Teachers not being able to intervene in cyberbullying

9.  where is the text from?
News -  The Age Fairfax Digital

10. When?
February 1, 2009

11. Headline?                                     Means?
When MySpace ends in tears            MySpace ends their services sadly
                                                          or young to teenagers had experienced cyberbullying
                                                       

12. main inform.
Australian teachers need more work and support to figure out about interactive internet tools to monitor and control cyberbullying.

13. Who would read?
 General public, teachers, students and parents, someone interested in school cyberbullying

+ Brief notes
1.     * report - internet- critical role, primary sch aged chidn
        * 65% , 5-14ages use, internet, in and out school - email and messaging prog.
        * teachers unfamiliar w/ internet communications = Myspace & Facebook, as young = 5 year
          - online harassment & denigration

2.    * significant progrs required
       * latest research - 1/3 aged 10-14 experience cyberbullying, harassmt fr email, text & online
          chat.
       * teachers, very hesitant - struggled, monitor & control cy-bulyg

3.    * NSW teachers Fed. no policy-based training porgms cb-bulyg, available
       * Inform bulletins compiled - Dep of Ed & Training , ensure teachers - equipped, respond -Dep.
       * Website cyerbullying.info, teachers w/ limited understanding of online tools- challenges

4.    * believe adults, don't understand & will solve by removing access- tech. the way = last thing
          teen wants
       * this tech. acts - social lifeline - teens to their peers
       * argue: cy-bulyg typically occurs out school hour & off  scl grounds but, diffc. argue-
         because cy-bulyg occur, school.
     
 

Biodiversity news article

a) Find a newspaper article with topic on environmental issues and embed (link)  to your personal blog. 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/15/australias-biodiversity-at-breaking-point-a-picture-essay

b) Read the headline and try to guess the content without reading the article


c) Skim the article and identify the main idea in the article




d) Read the article in detail and write down the notes (main point)



e) Using your notes write a brief summary


f) Write your personal reflection on the issue in the article