An enormous amount of ink has been spilled on the topic of Generation X, Y, Z, etc. One reason is there are more generations interacting in the workforce today than in the past. Another is life expectancy. The average knowledge worker today will outlive their employer, with an average active work life of approximately fifty years compared to the average organizational life of thirty. This translates into the average worker today having many more jobs, and even careers, than those of their ancestors a century ago. It may be an interesting academic and historical exercise to create lists of th
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