To paint this in starkly generational terms seems counterproductive. No one that I know (in my "Generation X" circle) thinks that your employer is your "friend". Companies will often play that up when you get out of college, but it is obvious to anyone with a brain that companies do not hesitate to sacrifice employees at the first sign of dipping profits. I'm not putting a value judgement on that, but you don't need to be a "Millenial" to realize that only you are responsible for your career.
My point is that these are structural changes in the work force. They will affect different age groups differently, but to pretend that it is somehow due to the "Generation" they are in is ridiculous. Those labels just encourage lazy thinking.
My point is that these are structural changes in the work force. They will affect different age groups differently, but to pretend that it is somehow due to the "Generation" they are in is ridiculous. Those labels just encourage lazy thinking.