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It is kind of interesting. I was born in 1966 and I identify more with Gen-X than Boomer generation. The ones who calls us slackers are usually the MSM and those in charge of Corporate America. I work in Corporate America and I see some of the differences. The older people I know play some of the political games where as people in my age range are not into playing political games. Just come to work, get our jobs done and go home at the end of the day. Work is not our center of life compared to the Boomer set.

It will be interesting on how Corporate America will change as the X'ers take over. Hopefully for the better. We are also the generation that dealt with unemployment of our parents after many years of loyal service and the "thanks" they received.

Work is not our center of life compared to the Boomer set.

That's another big Boomer lie. The "You must to get a job that you love." lie. They are convinced that not job is good unless you like it. Have you ever meet a rooter rooter man who chose his profession because he loved clogs? If you love your job you are lucky. A hobby is something you love, a job is something you DO! Pay me enough and I will learn to like it!

RE: The older people I know play some of the political games where as people in my age range are not into playing political games.

Having gotten everything and more growing up, having gotten jobs and pay beyond true capability, moral fiber and maturity and having used debt financing to live in a manner that only the truly rich could afford a mere 40 years ago, the core of the boomers are masters of doing *whatever it takes* to keep their houses of cards from falling down. In the workplace, this manifests itself in a clannishness that in some cases, overtly excludes more capable individuals who are as little as 10 years younger from the clique. Mind you, the clique is a two way street, for one must be comfortable with a certain level of moral relatavism and an unhealthily "bohemiam" world view, in order to socially participate in the clique. We, Xers, are in truth substantially more prudish than the clique. Rather than joining the clique, my strategy is to wait them out.