You know "main character syndrome?" The phenomenon/meme that posits that certain people go about life like they're the stars of their own private TV show? Gen X, broadly speaking, is suffering from a ...
Sandwiched between the loud idealism of the Boomers and the digital dominance of Millennials, Gen X often gets sidelined in the cultural conversation. They were latchkey kids turned quiet ...
Generation X may be among the smallest generational cohorts, but new research from ICSC shows they are one of retail’s most valuable and underestimated consumers. Born between 1965 and 1980, Gen X has ...
From MTV and the internet to the Gulf War and presidential impeachment, these world-changing events defined life for Gen X, ...
How Generation X became the backbone of the workplace - IN FOCUS: With six different cohorts now occupying the workplace for ...
Kate watches the war between millennials and baby boomers with some bemusement. As a member of Generation X, sandwiched between them, hers is an experience rarely discussed with the same fervour. “We ...
Gen X grew up on cassette tapes and microwavable dinners, but today many are staring at retirement charts and realizing how thin their savings look. Years of wage stagnation, shifting financial ...
A session of the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s (EBRI) Dec. 11 symposium concerned Gen X and the degree to which its members are — or are not — ready for retirement. It featured EBRI President ...
Despite being the "most stressed" generation today, according to a study from the American Institute of Stress, Gen X is largely independent and self-reliant because of their carefree childhoods.
Megan Gerhardt, professor of Management and Leadership, weighs in on Gen X being the forgotten generation sandwiched between Boomers and Millennials.