The current pandemic is unprecedented, but there are some clear economic lessons to be learned from the 2008 financial crisis. – Elizabeth Segran
How Gen Z can succeed during a recession, from a millennial who’s been there
I found this article on LinkedIn today, and while it’s geared towards the Gen-Z generation looking for work from the perspective of a millennial, I could relate to it. As many know, I’m clearly and proudly a Gen-X person, but my career was on hold in the early 2000s as I took some time off to be a stay-at-home mom. When I went to rejoin the working world, I had a hard time getting back in, and just as I was about to make some headway, that same “Great Recession” described in the article hit. So, me restarting my career coincided with the millennials, and unlike the 70% of millennials who have eventually gotten permanent jobs lasting 5 years or more, I’m still stuck in the gig economy–not by choice.
That said, ignore the bit about the generational stuff in this article, and focus more on the rest of it. It talks about the benefits of having to steer a career through a gig economy then and now, and that we will emerge from it. It’s not going to be easy–it hasn’t been easy so far–but there are some good takeaways from this article that could benefit everyone who is fearful about losing their job due to COVID19 right now.
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