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We were the biggest population in the workforce for about 7 years

Posted by mackfactor@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 16 comments

We were the biggest population in the workforce for about 7 years

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1BiG_KbW@reddit

Damn. I completely missed it. Unemployed for the whole time. Man, what a struggle that was. And still is.
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mackfactor@reddit (OP)

Ouch. That sounds rough. I hope things are better now.
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MadWifeUK@reddit

Sooooo... this is the graph that proves that people of working age are working, people of retirement age are retiring and people who are reaching working age are entering the workforce, right?
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mackfactor@reddit (OP)

Correct, but also expresses the magnitude of those effects.
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86scirocco@reddit

Little do they know Gen X can never afford to retire.
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ZebraBorgata@reddit

I could retire now but I’m going to try to hold off until I’m 59.
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bspanther71@reddit

55 for me. Husband is staying till 57 ( when I turn 55).
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ZebraBorgata@reddit

That’s great. I for one have just had enough.
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mackfactor@reddit (OP)

We're going to be working at least until we die.
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mackfactor@reddit (OP)

Our heyday came and went and I didn't even realize it. Oh well.
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Odd_Astronaut442@reddit

Meh….
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ToxicAdamm@reddit

I miss the Boomers already. The amount of mistakes I see and increased lead times has never been greater.
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KillerSwiller@reddit

What a...time...of my life. Oh well whatever, next.
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snortWeezlbum@reddit

Again, assuming that Gen Z really wants to "work".
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mackfactor@reddit (OP)

"Want" may not even be a question at a certain point.
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28mmAtF8@reddit

Ah that gentle Boomer arc, so much shuffle board and idle harassment of Starbucks employees, so much leisure. The GenX line conspicuously flat until it divebombs into the sea ('cause we're all *DEAD*).
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