Xers are outcomes focused. Boomers like to talk process ... a lot. With Boomers in charge, Xers have learned to work with it. But when Boomers retire from their "first" career, it will be Xers who take their place. Is it payback time?
Suzanne also links to an excellent article (Don't Treat Them Like Baby Boomers).
Here's zah bottom line: if the boomers need a little extra loot I think it's time they worked the same shitty jobs I did out of college before the IT industry took off- mow some lawns, shovel driveways, milk cows, 7-Eleven night clerk, bar back, concession stand worker at the Kentucky Derby, et cetera.
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Those articles were pretty accurate. I think I quite enjoyed seeing, in print, the phrase, 'It's hard to imagine an Xer hiring a Boomer...'
As far as the second article goes, I second the whole notion of watching parents get gutted from a supposed 'fast track' in their mid-to-late 30's... in fairness to Boomers like my late dad, the 'promotions' weren't exactly a reward; that was downsizing and making one poor bastard do the job of three, at a rock-bottom price! Although certainly I've seen a ton of underachieving Boomers not much higher up the rungs than myself get all sweaty and nervous about getting 'age-appropriate' meaningless titles...
Corporations are still pulling that bullshit- "we just fired the VP of sales. Promote the district mgr to that position and make him do both the jobs".
We actually learned a lot by watching the boomers get hosed during the "downsizing era". We know not to trust the bastards above us and that companies do not care for their employees.
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