"Job security" was the key to lively hood. And one of the criteria to mark a gentleman as an eligible bachelor. That was the scenario of the Baby Boomer's. The generation born between 40s and 60s. There were parents of prospective bride looking for grooms settled in 'Government' jobs. My father [born 1950] was in a couple of vague job before he got into one of the 'Public sectors'. This was his idea of 'settled' in life statement. Thus was eligible to ask for his cousin's hand in marriage. i.e., my mother. And he served for this one organisation for 35 years loyally, until he retired at the age of 56. Whooh !! what an achievement. On the flip side: Same old routine. Same old faces to see every day, same boss, same colleagues, same circle of friends and the same old thinking !!.
I belong to the generation 'X' [Generation X refers to adults born between 1961 and 1981]. The generation that no longer looked at one job. In fact, job-hopping had become a fashion of life. We saw that our parents' security blanket vanish overnight, when that blanket was just the semi-promise of long-term employment with one employer. My generation was characterized with risk-taking enthusiasm. I jumped twice in a span of 14 years. The more number of job an employee quit, the more his or her experience. This of-course gave one exposure to various work cultures and proved one's adaptability. But, I have my own doubts if there would be any gain in knowledge work-wise. I feel that by the time one is introduced to the job, gets adjusted to the new culture, starts to learn regarding the client requirement/job requirement and pick up the actual task or active production and starts to perform and be recognised, it would be time to quit the job [habit-bound]. There are also chances that would camouflage the failures in the process. Still, to say that anyone from the X generation clinging to the idea that he or she will retire from his or her first employer needs to wake up and smell the talent-market coffee. That world is gone. The deadline is no longer the stable full-time jobs.
Now I see the new Millennials or the Generation Y. They are the one that are not just satisfied with one job at a time. They secure themselves with an alternate through-out. An alternate job not only is a source of additional income but also shields one by the fluctuating economic market trends. Many predict that due to their great expectations, the millennial switch jobs more frequently, holding many more jobs. The accelerated societal changes by the use of social media, smartphones, mobile computing, and other new technologies is also to be credited for. Youth today aren't waiting for the hands of fate to fall on its shoulders. They are go getters. Hurray.
Today's younger generation is a still, small flame that would definitely out-beat their preceedors. I am sure that the next generation would be required to put a hundred times the brainpower and maturity that every hour of our service required. Just one thing that bothers is the youth's perception that adults are hopelessly "out of touch" with new ideas, exist and shall continue to exist, whichever generation you might belong. Oldies gear-up fast to catch-up faster! Or would be left far behind.
I belong to the generation 'X' [Generation X refers to adults born between 1961 and 1981]. The generation that no longer looked at one job. In fact, job-hopping had become a fashion of life. We saw that our parents' security blanket vanish overnight, when that blanket was just the semi-promise of long-term employment with one employer. My generation was characterized with risk-taking enthusiasm. I jumped twice in a span of 14 years. The more number of job an employee quit, the more his or her experience. This of-course gave one exposure to various work cultures and proved one's adaptability. But, I have my own doubts if there would be any gain in knowledge work-wise. I feel that by the time one is introduced to the job, gets adjusted to the new culture, starts to learn regarding the client requirement/job requirement and pick up the actual task or active production and starts to perform and be recognised, it would be time to quit the job [habit-bound]. There are also chances that would camouflage the failures in the process. Still, to say that anyone from the X generation clinging to the idea that he or she will retire from his or her first employer needs to wake up and smell the talent-market coffee. That world is gone. The deadline is no longer the stable full-time jobs.
Now I see the new Millennials or the Generation Y. They are the one that are not just satisfied with one job at a time. They secure themselves with an alternate through-out. An alternate job not only is a source of additional income but also shields one by the fluctuating economic market trends. Many predict that due to their great expectations, the millennial switch jobs more frequently, holding many more jobs. The accelerated societal changes by the use of social media, smartphones, mobile computing, and other new technologies is also to be credited for. Youth today aren't waiting for the hands of fate to fall on its shoulders. They are go getters. Hurray.
Today's younger generation is a still, small flame that would definitely out-beat their preceedors. I am sure that the next generation would be required to put a hundred times the brainpower and maturity that every hour of our service required. Just one thing that bothers is the youth's perception that adults are hopelessly "out of touch" with new ideas, exist and shall continue to exist, whichever generation you might belong. Oldies gear-up fast to catch-up faster! Or would be left far behind.
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