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>For my father's generation (the silent generation) the path to success was a steady union job or say becoming a professional like a lawyer. However for my gene
by PublicEnemy111 12y ago
>For my father's generation (the silent generation) the path to success was a steady union job or say becoming a professional like a lawyer. However for my generation (gen x) union jobs didn't exist and many of my friends who became lawyers are doing quite badly.
I wish I could up vote this more than once. the past two decades have taught us that there is no such thing as a safe job or a risk free investment
- AndrewKemendo 12y agothe past two decades have taught us that there is no such thing as a safe job or a risk free investment This conclusion is what has driven me to just jump in head first to doing my own thing. I think a lot of people are searching for something "stable" and I'm not sure that really exists anymore if it ever really did.
- mathattack 12y agoThese things ebb and flow. Now is the right time to "Jump in" as you don't lose much from joining a startup and gain a lot of potential upside. But who knows - in 30 years, it could be the return of "the Company Person".