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Amy, looking all beautiful and fashionable and such. (Photo by Karl Mayer) |
But the newest generation of workers, the millennials, they look at work differently. They think nothing of switching jobs much more often than we did, and they're not at all afraid to strike out in new directions. Neither they nor the more informed of today's employers believe that one must stick to a job for 20 or 30 years. Some do, of course, but employers nowadays understand that if a worker is unhappy, not challenged, receives a tempting offer, or simply feels that it's time to move on to something new, that person will pull up stakes and—all other things being equal—this does not in and of itself make him or her a bad employee.
But what really strikes me about Amy's move (other than the fact that we're very proud of the talented, intelligent, articulate, and hard-working young woman that she's become) is the technology involved. (You knew I'd get around to technology eventually, right?)
Amy's Fashion Jackson site. You should visit. And you
should buy stuff, so that Amy can afford to take care of us in
our old age, which is rapidly approaching.
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In the end, we're both proud and a little befuddled. Even as something of a techie, it shocks me a little to see people (Amy is far from the only one) making a living by utilizing technologies that I still view as somewhat magical. But they're not magic; they're just tools. And back in the day, I suppose the old folks stared in awe, trembling fearfully at their first sight of a pencil.
Good luck to her, she is one talented young woman.
ReplyDeleteI am with you though, her generation has such a different view of the working life! I don't mean that is a bad thing, they have grown up with technology that we have had to learn.
Brave new world, and all of that. :) She's very talented and very determined; I suspect those two attributes alone will help her go far!
ReplyDeleteGo Amy, go!!
ReplyDeleteGreat article, Rod, and great news and new adventure for Amy!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to her. I'm spreading the word about her site to our three daughters who I know will "dig it!"
Great article, Rod, and best wishes to Amy on her new adventure.
ReplyDeleteI'm spreading the word about her site/blog to our three daughters that I know will "dig it!"
Glad you liked it, Joe - and thanks for the share!
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