Workers in their 30s and early 40s, otherwise known as Generation X, are growing unhappy with corporate life and planning a retreat, says Tammy Erickson, an expert on generational work force issues.
That’s bad news for their employers, who are looking to this cohort as next generation leaders.
Why are the Xers so cross? In her blog, Erickson provides 10 possible answers. Here are three of them:
X’ers are the most conservative cohort in today’s workforce – and you’re surrounded by “shake ‘em up” types on both sides. In your personal lives, X’ers are not particularly keen on rules, but you had to follow them in the workplace – and you resent it when others now don’t. It seems unfair to be rewriting corporate etiquette when you’ve had to toe the line for so long.
Many X’ers’ are guarding a closely held secret: you’re not all as comfortable with the technology that is changing the way things are done as everyone seems to think you are. While it’s perfectly acceptable for Boomers to feign ignorance and ask for help, it’s embarrassing for X’ers to do so.
Your own parenting pressures are at a peak. You’re deeply committed to spending more time with your kids than your parents did or were able to spend with you, but juggling is getting more and more difficult.
Does this strike a chord with you? Are you an Xer looking to move out of the corporate world? What would you do next if you could punch your own ticket? I of course, recommend that you take a look at a Riverside County job here in Southern California’s Coachella Valley.
If you have long commutes, 24/7 workdays trying to climb the corporate ladder, it may indeed be time to take a break for life and family, where improving the world you live in is part of your every day job description.
Within the Coachella Valley I would have to say whether your children are now in soccer leagues, or just ready to enter college, the City of Palm Desert is the ideal community for families. It is located midway in the Valley and close to County offices east and west.
You may have to readjust your thinking, because people here regard 15 minutes as a long commute. What more would you do with your family if you arrived home at 5:15 p.m., and had every other Friday off? If your child ends up going to a 2-yr. Community College, 4-yr. State University, or University of California graduate school program, they won’t have to leave the city limits. What more could you ask for?
Convinced? Well then, put you resume into Job Match, tour the Hot Jobs, or look up job titles in your field and be contacted when an opening is posted.