Gen Xers were voted the best managers among their colleagues

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It’s a universal truth that leading a team is a difficult task for anyone, but certain age groups are more popular than others among their junior and senior colleagues. 

Forty-nine percent of workers said that coworkers from Gen X — those generally born between 1965 and 1980 — make the best managers, according to FlexJobs’ 2024 Generations at Work Report. Less than one-quarter said the same for millennials and baby boomers. But what is it exactly that makes them better managers than their generational counterparts?

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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