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The generalizations of Gen Z and millennials, from being poor problem solvers to being preoccupied with their smartphones, is a world apart from Joseph Hobson.

The vice president of flooring operations for Fort Myers-based OFDC Commercial Interiors, Hobson, instead, is the model of a get-it-done (well) employee.  He would have to be, as he’s been promoted at least three times in seven years, carrying a slew of sales-based awards and recognition along the way.

“At one point in a time we had joked that I was the plug,” Hobson says. “Anytime someone left or there was a bleeding hole in one of the other departments, they would just put me in there, see if I could fix it. That jumpstarted my career.”