CHAPTER SEVEN
Branching Out
Alternative Workplaces and Portfolio Careers
More than any other contemporary generation, you have been attracted to work that offers alternative arrangements and a portfolio of options. Working independently, founding entrepreneurial ventures, joining small firms, and juggling multiple jobs simultaneously are hallmarks of Generation X.
Your voices
My aversion to power structures and rules is deeply ingrained and made it hard to enter the corporate workforce in my early twenties. After a few professional near-catastrophes, I finally figured out how to posture myself in the workplace, feel content, and be successful. But lurking in the back of my mind and always at the fore of my daydreams is this, “How can I get ...
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