Today 's economic and employment situation is becoming increasingly precarious for younger and older generations. Responsibility is needed by everyone to assist in youth employment opportunities and economic growth in an economy that everyday inches closer to being called a recession. Responsibility on everyone 's part requires understanding of the issues facing young workers as they enter into the workforce. It requires knowing how the younger generation prioritizes their responsibilities and accomplishments, and also to recognize they need room to grow. We also need to let them overcome limitations that are specific to them. It is important to be aware of how all of us delegate, blame or impose responsibility on each other and especially
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Caudron states in her essay: "[Generation Xers] are the first generation to grow up with many of their parents both working. As "latchkey kids," many learned to become self-reliant. Consequently, they tend to be independent problem solvers, who are remarkably good at getting a job done on their own" (510). Young adults appear better able to handle work/life balance because of how they grew up compared to the older generations, they know how to stand up for themselves and say no which appears to promote a healthier working …show more content…
Post-secondary is increasingly becoming more crucial in the work world. High school seems to not be enough, and slowly a college and university education is becoming more the rule than the exception. This imperative for most of the population to go to school is causing more competition for certain types of jobs. Workers have to be smarter now with the increase in competition. It makes sense that Caudron sees this younger generation as more resourceful when she says; "[m]any, if not most, grew up with computers at home, in school, and at arcades on weekends, so they are amazingly techonliterate [sic]. From the internet to CD-ROMs, familiarity with new technology is just a mouse-click away" (510). They have to grow with new technologies every year and constantly keep up to date. Beyak just sees this generation as at a disadvantage to the previous. Because of the economic lack of jobs and the baby boomers’ hegemonic hold on employment as cause for the delay (521). Or it could just be the higher demand for credentials on workers entering the workforce. It could be that the need for more education and other preliminary skills seem to be keeping younger, inexperienced workers out. Many places of work are trying to bridge this gap by offering placements or by offering to pay
Caudron states in her essay: "[Generation Xers] are the first generation to grow up with many of their parents both working. As "latchkey kids," many learned to become self-reliant. Consequently, they tend to be independent problem solvers, who are remarkably good at getting a job done on their own" (510). Young adults appear better able to handle work/life balance because of how they grew up compared to the older generations, they know how to stand up for themselves and say no which appears to promote a healthier working …show more content…
Post-secondary is increasingly becoming more crucial in the work world. High school seems to not be enough, and slowly a college and university education is becoming more the rule than the exception. This imperative for most of the population to go to school is causing more competition for certain types of jobs. Workers have to be smarter now with the increase in competition. It makes sense that Caudron sees this younger generation as more resourceful when she says; "[m]any, if not most, grew up with computers at home, in school, and at arcades on weekends, so they are amazingly techonliterate [sic]. From the internet to CD-ROMs, familiarity with new technology is just a mouse-click away" (510). They have to grow with new technologies every year and constantly keep up to date. Beyak just sees this generation as at a disadvantage to the previous. Because of the economic lack of jobs and the baby boomers’ hegemonic hold on employment as cause for the delay (521). Or it could just be the higher demand for credentials on workers entering the workforce. It could be that the need for more education and other preliminary skills seem to be keeping younger, inexperienced workers out. Many places of work are trying to bridge this gap by offering placements or by offering to pay