GenX: Working to Live More than Ever

General patterns in society impact upon the everyday thinking of generations more than we'd ever like to admit. A downturn in the economy brings together a generation as each face identical situations & feel an underlying bond through circumstance. Recently, this has been most apparent in the behaviours of GenX in the workplace or even out of the workplace, choosing unemployment over a meaningless job.

The importance of life is the underlying theme driving our minds. We have come to realize that life is short, it only happens once & moreover, there are no guarantees in life. Therefore, we strive to be true to ourselves, respecting ourselves & not settling for any less than we believe we deserve. Now, other generations may argue that we have a false sense of what we deserve, but that's always the risk of 'higher' education.

If we are to spend 80% of our lives in the workplace, we want to be doing something that makes us feel fulfilled & like we are contributing 'real' value to society. We have an awareness that supercedes the generations before us & will be superceded by generations after, but this increase of awareness guides our everyday decisions. We are conscious that what we do has consequences & effects on the world that our beyond our imagination. Living in a globalized world, this is more apparent than ever.

Whilst we realize that the 'perfect' jobs are few & far between, we still dream of achieving it.