A Hard Look at the Options Ahead: The Reality of the Changing Workplace-What's in Store for Generation X?

By: Tamara Erickson

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Synopsis: The nature and availability of work is changing in important ways, ways that will significantly affect the opportunities open to Generation X over the next several decades. And most of the news is good. Despite near-term job shortages, the longer-term outlook for work is promising. The trend is toward tighter labor markets, providing you greater leverage to find the work you want. Better still, the nature of work, spurred by continuous changes in technology, promises opportunities that are more closely aligned with your values and with the types of lives that you and your fellow X'ers want to lead. This chapter provides a detailed look at changes in immigration, outsourcing, productivity, the nature of the organization, and what that means for Generation X - and what you need to do to take advantage. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 5 of What's Next, Gen X?: Keeping Up, Moving Ahead, and Getting the Career You Want.