While 91 percent of millennials say boomers are loyal totheir employers and only 60 percent of boomers say the same aboutmillennials, in reality, both generations "are willing to head forgreener pastures." (Photo: Shutterstock)

It's OK boomer versus OK millennial.

Or is it really?

Aside from the popular social media memes of millennials beingregarded by their elders as lazy and boomers being regarded by theyounger set as out of touch, how do people within those generationsreally feel about each other in the workplace?

Olivet Nazarene University polled more than 2,000 workers in bothgenerations, and found that in many cases, the stereotypes don'talways match up with reality – though in some cases, perceptionsstill persist.

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What are some things that most annoy? For baby boomers, itsmillennial coworkers' smartphone use (48 percent), sense ofentitlement (41 percent) and laziness (35 percent). Formillennials, it's their older coworkers' "know it all"personalities (52 percent), sense of entitlement (47 percent) andegos (34 percent).

On the flip side, what are some things worthy of praise?Millennials find their boomer coworkers to be dependable (42percent) and punctual (41 percent), with the ability to have a keeneye for detail (26 percent). For boomers, they find their youngercolleagues to be positive (34 percent), problem solvers (32percent) and accountable (24 percent).

Olivet also asked about company loyalty and found a disconnectbetween perception and reality. While 91 percent of millennials sayboomers are loyal to their employers and only 60 percent of boomerssay the same about millennials, the survey found that in reality,both generations "are willing to head for greener pastures."

"According to respondents, 84 percent of millennials and 75percent of boomers say they would leave their current company formore money," Olivet writes. "And they plan to leave sooner than youmight think. One-third of millennials and 39 percent of boomers saythey plan to leave their current job within the next sixmonths."

However, 60 percent of boomers say that companies are loyal totheir employees, while only 40 percent of millennials feel the sameway.

When it comes to promotions, 30 percent of millennials say theyfeel they're being held back by an older colleague and a quarterhave quit their job because of an older boss, manager orcolleague.

"However, it appears to be millennials who are the mostresponsible for pushing colleagues out of the workplace," Olivetwrites. "According to boomer respondents, 36 percent have quittheir job because of a millennial boss, manager or colleague andmore than half (52 percent) have experienced age discrimination inthe workplace."

The survey also found that there are generational differencesabout some workplace preferences – as well as some similarities.Millennials prefer to communicate with coworkers via email, whileboomers prefer face-to-face conversations. On the other hand, bothgenerations have the same preferences for how they would like fortheir work to be scheduled, with both prioritizing a typical 9-to-5workday, followed by a four-day week, flex scheduling and remotework.

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