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I constantly hear how baby boomers lack "skills" which usually point to lack of skills based around computer use.
I find the assertion totally nuts.
Baby boomers invented the technology the cry baby generation, aka millennials, rely on. Hit to the cry babies; I was using a computer before you were born.
Sometimes it gets tiresome listing to the whine.
I've worked in the help desk field for several companies in the past and the bottom line is for the most post baby boomers were not technologically inclined. Of course those who worked in the computer field such as yourself would be. But most boomers didn't grow up with a household computer while most kids nowadays do.
Yeah, now that I think if it, we were using computers at the bank back in the 80s. They were a little primitive, though. LOL
But keep pushing, guys. This boomer wants to retire as soon as she can. In fact, move the retirement age up to 55, if you like. It's not like there's going to be any social security for you millennials anyway.
I honestly don't know what you're talking about. For example - I don't have a single doctor who's in my generation. They're all millennials (or maybe even younger) now...
Haha...I have to laugh every time I see an article or thread discussing the generations - it's as if Baby Boomers and Millennials both seem to think there were absolutely no people born between 1965 and the early 1980s.
Newsflash - no, Millennials, when Upper Management Boomers retire, you WON'T be waltzing in to take their place with a whopping five years experience under your belt - the Gen X Middle Manager with 20 years experience will get a promotion, and if you're lucky, you'll get to move to Middle Management.
Also - the oldest Millennials are maybe early-30s in age now - you've never seen a Doctor in his or her mid-30s to late 40s at all?!!?? And YOUNGER than a Millennial? You're seeing high-school aged Doctors?!!??
Older people tend to have more disposable income than younger people. So there's no surprise there. And it's pretty hard to be charitable when you're still paying off $50k+ in student debt. Robyn
I agree with your response up to a point. Young families have a lot of expenses. But older people who are retired often do not have much disposable income. The "Mature" category on the pie chart are people born before the Boomers and are surely retired but they still manage to cough up 26% of the annual charity contributions (pardon the pun). Many, if not most, of the Boomers are also retired and would have to be cautious about spending but still make a large share of contributions (46%). I wonder if, as the older generations die out, the younger generations will pick up the slack and support charitable organizations.
People of all generations have priorities and make choices...good or bad. If one decides to saddle themselves with tremendous debt for a large home or college expenses they have to realize that it was their choice out of a variety of alternatives.
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The one thing they overlook is that we "Baby Boomers" show up for work, are on time, do not talk on our cell phones or text all day, and we have knowledge that takes years to gain. I have outlasted a whole bunch of younger people at my work because I take my work seriously and know what I am doing.
Don
Isn't that the truth. I'm not a baby boomer, but I'm not in my 20's either. What I see with the younger generation is a bunch of lazy, entitled kids who stroll in at 9:15AM with their Starbucks in hand, and leave at 4AM AND take an hour lunch...... and think that's a full day.
We all sit here and see them come, and see them go. Every day. The guy that works 8-4 thinks he's actually doing it right and says "well, if you get your work done....." It probably means you don't have enough work, kid.
I'm not exaggerating that I see it a LOT where I work, and it's a big well known company.
The thing is baby boomers really really messed things up for future generations.
You guys pretty much took everything great that was established by your parents and completely destroyed it. You ruined things for your millennial children. You killed a once-great nation.
So I'm not sure why you expect sympathy from us.
Way to generalize. For every baby boomer who "messed up", I'll give you a lazy a-ss entitled, unreliable, millennial.
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