What’s that now? You, like yours truly, also are unfamiliar with baby boomers? Ah, please allow me to elaborate.

Technically, a “baby boomer” is “a person born in the years following World War II, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate.”

Alrighty then.

According to indeed.com, the following traits define what a typical boomer is like in the workplace.

The first baby boomers turned 65 in 2011, meaning the majority of this generation has reached retirement age. However, many baby boomers choose to continue working. They may be less likely to embrace remote work or work-from-home options than younger people.

For baby boomers, visibility is important. The people in this generation typically want their manager to see them arriving on time every day and working hard until the workday ends.

The parents of the baby boomer generation stressed that they needed to work hard to attain their desires — making them incredibly self-sufficient — which is ideal for many workplaces.

Well, duh to that one, am I right my good peeps?

Baby boomers are willing to work hard and compete to reach company goals to prove that they’re the best people for the job they hold.

Baby boomers often possess ideals that coincide with “The American Dream,” which states that “anyone can achieve their goals with hard work.” Many baby boomers still believe this, but they’ve also become realists. In the workplace, this translates into a belief that hard work and determination result in goal achievement.

Baby boomers might continue to work after retirement age, but they often aim to change how, when and where they work. Many baby boomers are leaving companies they worked for in favor of a part-time position, volunteer work or creative pursuits. For example, they might leave a large accounting firm to manage the books at a small nonprofit or offer their expertise to a political organization.

Some baby boomers may have trouble asking for help if they have a problem, as they often believe in solving problems independently. Therefore, they may require a manager asking if there are any issues rather than the other way around.

Baby boomers provide a workplace with some of the stoicism of the silent generation, where they replace emotions with rational decision-making.

For many baby boomers, authority stems from experience. Because of this, some baby boomers may be more likely to trust someone who’s older and has been in the field for several years, as opposed to someone younger and newer.

The rise of digital communication and advancements in education have resulted in many experts being younger. Younger generations are proficient with technology, while baby boomers have had to adapt to it.

Since the baby boom triggered a steep rise in the population, this generation experienced competition for jobs when they reached working age. Many of these people have transferred their competitive nature into their careers. Baby boomers often aim to work as long as it takes to reach their goals and try to differentiate themselves by attaining the promotion, raise or acknowledgment they want.

Baby boomers are willing to work hard and compete to reach company goals to prove that they’re the best people for the job they hold.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I sure hope I’m a baby boomer when I grow up!

OK, boomer, contact Kimerer at www.patriciakimerer.com.