>For my father's generation (the silent generation) the path to success was a steady union job or say becoming a professional like a lawyer. However for my generation (gen x) union jobs didn't exist and many of my friends who became lawyers are doing quite badly.
I wish I could up vote this more than once. the past two decades have taught us that there is no such thing as a safe job or a risk free investment
the past two decades have taught us that there is no such thing as a safe job or a risk free investment
This conclusion is what has driven me to just jump in head first to doing my own thing. I think a lot of people are searching for something "stable" and I'm not sure that really exists anymore if it ever really did.
These things ebb and flow. Now is the right time to "Jump in" as you don't lose much from joining a startup and gain a lot of potential upside. But who knows - in 30 years, it could be the return of "the Company Person".
I wish I could up vote this more than once. the past two decades have taught us that there is no such thing as a safe job or a risk free investment