US Government employment picture has benefited greatly from the economic recession, but has failed to engage millennial employees in their jobs. Historically high rates of quitting jobs in Federal government are being experienced. Within the first three years of employment, college graduate millennials are resigning in record numbers. A fear by Human Resource Professionals is that when the economy recovers, unprecedented numbers of government jobs will go unfilled after large numbers of present employee retire.
Human Resource Professionals in Departments and agencies fear that the present "baby-boomer" management practices can find no common ground with millennials. Clearly, what currently is practiced under the name of "managerial leadership" is not working adequately. In the face of reduced Federal head-counts, the command and control management practice has turned millennials off in droves according to former University of Illinois, Professor of Managerial Psychology, George Graen. HR Managers in both HUD and VA are seeking practical ways to respond to this problem and are reaching out to Management Psychologists and Positive Organizational Scientists. Also, HR surveys are being focused on the employment termination problem to gauge the pervasiveness of the problem.
Top Agency Management fears that the treatment of clients by nonengaged millennials will result in disciplinary budget cuts. Clearly, based on the first Presidential debate, the Administration is actively searching for ineffective programs to cut to reduce the deficit.
This may hurt the people most deserving of our gratitude.George Graenjag