The Great Depression Generation - viewed their career with an emphasis on loyalty. They would work at the same job for the same company for 40 to 50 years.
The Builder Generation (born from the Great Depression to the mid 40’s) - saw their career as a means of making a living.
The Baby Boomers (born from the mid 40’s to the mid 60’s) - saw their career as the central focus of their life. Work became the definition of who they were.
The Buster Generation - finds work to be an irritant. It distracts them from what they want to do in life. They see work as a necessary evil.
The Millennial Generation (born from 1980-2000) - sees their work as a place to serve humanity.
From Crown Financial
I don't know how you figured this out, but you seem to be absolutely right. At least I hope you're right about that last one. I suppose it remains to be seen if it will last.
Posted by: Matt @ The Church of No People | January 05, 2010 at 05:31 PM
yep, that's pretty much it.
and for us in the millennial generation don't seem to care about how much money we make typically.
another interesting observation someone told me yesterday was this:
THE PEOPLE
THE WORK (providing you love what you do)
THE MONEY
...end up with at least 2 you love, and you're doing pretty well. We played out various scenarios for experimentation, and we both commented on how "people" is the most important...at least to us.
Posted by: proctor | January 05, 2010 at 08:02 PM