Boomers entered the workforce From the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. This cohort were influenced heavily by the civil rights movement, women's lib, the Beatles, the Vietnam war, and baby-boom competition. They brought with them a large measure of the "hippie ethic" and distrust of authority. But they place a great of emphasis on achievement and material success. They're pragmatists who believe that ends can justify means. Boomers see the organizations that employ them merely as vehicles for their careers. Terminal values such as a sense of accomplishment and social recoignition rank high with them.