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Boomers really don't understand job hopping people need to do to increase their salaries (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So yeah title says it all, currently around 8 months into a new hospital position and I've been extending my feelers out and doing job apps and got back invites to the start of preliminary interviews for some other jobs (mainly cuss there is likely going to be no significant pay raises for all us new hires until 2 years out so fuck that).

Bring this up to parents though and they have the weirdest attitude as though I'm betraying my company as well as shooting myself in the foot even though if I got some of these positions I'm interviewing for I'd see a huge pay bump and really good benefits (one of them is a state gig and has a damned good pension plan with only 5 years to be vested fully).

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Disclaimer: generational stuff is bullshit, and "not all boomers" or whatever random boomer defenders need to here.

People say this, but idk who, and I can't find it myself, but someone here posts stats sometimes that seem to back up the stereotype. Boomers weren't only more right leaning than their kids, but even their parents, apparently the silent generation was more progressive than Boomers.

And while everyone likes to focus on the counter culture of the 60s and 70s, in reality the far right was doing well with the youth back then too. The 70s was actually a great time for young republicans groups. The hippies were anything a reaction to the reactionary tendencies of their peers.

Idk what to blame it one but it does seem this one generation did veer way more regressive than most others.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Idk what to blame it one but it does seem this one generation did veer way more regressive than most others.

They're are material reasons for this. Its just still very shocking and feels very personal if you had the misfortune to have them as parents.

The perception of what is normal to boomers is so extermely abnormal to basically all of humanity. They lived through an exterme anomaly but instead of being aware or greatful, they instead believe that the extreme prosperity and privelege enjoyed by white Americans during that time is actually the norm for all people.