With fewer jobs in the marketplace, Boomer’s skills and experience may not work in their favor and may instead prove to be too expensive for many employers. Also, Boomers are more likely to have greater overhead and responsibilities. And for most of us, taking a low paying job and crashing on a friend’s couch until we ‘get on our feet’ isn’t an option.
Queenan’s navel gazing anthology of how boomers went from being a rebellious lot, determined to change the world, to being annoying and demanding yuppy-fied consumers and bores who traded in their idyllic dreams for a shiny car, a big house and a 401k, paints a portrait of a generation lost in their own self absorption.
There are major economic trends that are making home based businesses more available and more appealing than ever. My research confirmed what I am experiencing first hand.. and here’s what I’ve come up with: