Young people are questioning workplace norms that have stood for a century. It means more change is coming, experts told Insider. That's not a bad thing.
I’m proud of them and I encourage them every chance I get.
When I got in, the oldest old-timers were still lifers, and seeing them was inbetween an illusion and an anachronism. Something that none of us would ever have: a lifelong career at the same place.
They were very loyal to the company, but the company had also (mostly) been loyal to them through their career.
Then we started seeing the corpo-grinder start cutting folks a year away from their retirement, they started or gutting pensions, etc. Full mask off moment.
Now, they don’t even bother with the illusion, so I don’t see why younger folks would have loyalty for the grinder.
I’m proud of them and I encourage them every chance I get.
When I got in, the oldest old-timers were still lifers, and seeing them was inbetween an illusion and an anachronism. Something that none of us would ever have: a lifelong career at the same place.
They were very loyal to the company, but the company had also (mostly) been loyal to them through their career.
Then we started seeing the corpo-grinder start cutting folks a year away from their retirement, they started or gutting pensions, etc. Full mask off moment.
Now, they don’t even bother with the illusion, so I don’t see why younger folks would have loyalty for the grinder.