Reality bites: Gen Xers are more stressed at work than any other generation
Forty-three-year-old Josh Zepess spent nearly 20 years, most recently as a design engineer, at a semiconductor company — with lots of success, including about 10 promotions and a multi-six-figure salary. “I thought I had it made,” the Generation Xer says, adding that for years he was “the good soldier” who “did everything expected of me.”
“Due to the sheer volume of millennials in the workplace and their strong opinions about how it should be, companies are adjusting their policies to meet millennials’ needs,” says Foram Sheth, co-founder and certified coach at Ama La Vida. “Because millennials’ perspectives are often vastly different from those of Gen Xers, millennials tend to ‘win’ as companies shape their cultures and operations to attract and retain millennials.
Still, many companies don’t do enough to accommodate caregivers — as Portland, Mich., resident Shelly Schneider, 39, learned the hard way, when she took on an insurance job a couple years ago after taking some time off to raise her kids. “They don’t always have the innate comfort level with technology that their younger counterparts have, nor do they have the charm of the boomers learning new tech. This can put them in a difficult spot of feeling embarrassed,” says Sheth.
“If you love to be creative, look for ways within your job -- or within your company -- that you can be creative,” she says. And “look for ways to align your values with what you do. While this may mean changing jobs, it can often mean changing your focus. For example, if leading is a value that is important to you, can you mentor someone at your job or outside of work?,” she adds.
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