Generation X is all grown up, but with one hell of an inferiority
complex.
by
Phil Stern
We were supposed to conquer the world, our first million in the bank by age 25.
At worst, we’d live in plush homes, firmly established within lucrative,
interesting, stable careers. Anything less was unthinkable.
Of course, running companies was more our thing. Hey, the corner office was
already picked out. A couple of years of business school, a few boring years
paying our dues…and then our inner genius would take care of the rest. No
problem.
Divorce? Screaming and yelling over the dinner table? That was our parent’s
scene. We knew better, had a far greater understanding of human nature. We’d
all be in stable marriages with loving, supportive spouses, our children
paragons of health and well-being.
Not so long ago, say back in the 1980s and 1990s, fame and fortune was our
birthright. Now, we’re all just struggling to pay the mortgage.
