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> Boomers were raised in an era of optimism to believe in following their dreams. It depends on what you mean by "boomers". If you mean "baby boomers" then no,
by cletus 5y ago
> Boomers were raised in an era of optimism to believe in following their dreams.
It depends on what you mean by "boomers". If you mean "baby boomers" then no, that's not true at all. Baby boomers entered the workforce in the 60s and 70s with an expectation they'd probably work for the same company for their entire working lives. Sure there was the countercultural hippie movement but most of the hippies reverted to the mean.
If you mean GenXers then again I don't think that's true either.
I think the first generation to really buy into this "follow your dreams" mentality and end up with $175k in student loan debt for a theater arts degree but ending up as a barista is the nillenials.
- munificent 5y ago> Baby boomers entered the workforce in the 60s and 70s with an expectation they'd probably work for the same company for their entire working lives. I mean Boomers. Yes, they entered the workforce at a time of rising wages and quality of life and in an environment where they expected their employer to take care of them for life even through retirement thanks to pensions. I think you're interpreting my "following their dreams" in an anti-corporate "not into corporate America" way but that is itself a modern framing. I meant more the belief that they could go to college for what they were interested in with the assurance that plenty of jobs would be available afterwards regardless of their major.