A Message from Our CEO – July 2023

Dear Friends,

It’s hard to believe that the aimless, wasted misfits who came of age with big hair in the 80’s and the weepy nihilism of Nirvana in the 90’s are now officially the titans of the C-suites. The Boomers are finally retiring to play pickleball and tell everyone how young they feel.

This is a Gen X moment… if anyone cares. Bueller?

So, it is not surprising that two of our stories this month feature the influence of GenX on mainstream corporate culture. Gen X was the first generation to set work boundaries, uncomfortably wrestling with the work-obsessed Boomers. Now that they’re in the C-Suite, GenX has become the new warriors of flexible work. And it is just in time, as companies are struggling to find that perfect balance between remote and in-office work.

For Gen X, it is not about working hard, it is about working smart. Adding a few hours a week of free time allows them more time to meddle in the affairs of their Gen Z kids. GenX may have been raised independent, but as overprotective parents, they may be raising a generation that is becoming over reliant and lacking initiative. That’s a topic for another day.

Dude. Reality. Bites.

Warren