The characteristics, preferences and attitudes of millennials have been the subject of considerable research, as the world—and employers—attempt to fully understand this younger generation.

Now comes a study from the CBRE Group Inc. that suggests much of the research to date has gotten it wrong, and that, in reality, millennials have more rather than less in common with the generations that preceded them.

Entitled "Designing the office of the future? Don't plan it around (what you think you know about) U.S. millennials," the study of more than 5,500 office workers draws this succinct conclusion: "While current assumptions about millennials are driving the design of many workplaces today, there is actually little difference in workplace preferences between millennials, Generation Xers and baby boomers."

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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