“In Good Company”… What To Do When Your Boss Is A Youngster

Challenges of working for a boss who’s younger than you are:

* Competition is inherent in the workplace. Your boss already beat you if you’re counting who got there first.

Remedy: Expand the race or take up the challenge.

* How can this hatchling possibly know more than you?

Remedy: Realize that your boss may know more or be better than you — or not. Figure out why they got the job, whether you want it, and how you’re going to work for them.

* Worried about locker room talk that’s going to involve MySpace?

Remedy: Don’t try to be someone you’re not. On the other hand, this is a great opportunity to expand your horizons. Check out what your boss is into. And don’t feel badly if your life involves a wife/husband, three kids and a mother in law, when the boss is single, young and free. You bring to the table what you bring to the table. So does the boss.