According to statistics from the labor department, an average person born in the later years of the famous baby boom has held 10 jobs from age 18 to 40. In the 2006, 40% of the workforce in America left their jobs. However, most of these people were not necessarily starting new careers, a study conducted by New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies revealed that professionals in New Yolk expected to change their careers 3 times in their lifetime on average (Alboher, 2007)

The world is a dynamic place. Things change every day. As people grow older, the reality of life hits and they want to be happy. Some people choose careers that are not so demanding or that make them happy. In addition, life is all about advancement. As people gain experience, they want to advance to more paying careers. In recent years, people are changing careers even after retirement though it comes with lower wages.

With the level of technology advancement we are experiencing today, some new careers have been created that never used to exist. With this, some of the older generation get interested in these new careers and end up changing their careers.  In my view, the change of careers impacts more on the older adults. The younger generation has all the time to change careers but the older generation is put of time. The average old adult has the responsibilities of a family, mortgage as compared to a young adult who is just starting the first career with no family.

Reference

Alboher, M. (2007, May 01). When It Comes to Careers, Change Is a Constant. Retrieved April 08, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/business/smallbusiness/01webcareers.html

Response to Michelle Theresa McAuliffe

Hi Michelle, great line of thought there. Deciding one’s lifetime career at the age of 18 is not simple. It is hard to know the right careers path until you have experienced a few of them.  Once one gets in to the workforce, he/she will jump from one career to another until the right career comes along.  I agree that though some people realize their careers at an early age, it is just by trial and error. Most people follow the career path that most interest them abuts along the way, they realize that it is not as interesting as they thought. Some careers have more room for advancement than others. Any worker would want to advance meaning any worker would want to be in an environment that encourages advancement. This is a main reason why the young adults change their careers. They want to advancement in both rank and wages.

Response to Lisa Ann Boyer

Great ideas there Lisa, 80% of people over the age of 45 has considered changing their career paths, yet only 6% of those actually change their career. The older adults want to change their careers but this comes with other changes. Many older workers lose pension coverage when they switch careers or a change of career comes with lower wages. The pension coverage is important after retirement and so very few people would want to compromise that with a change in career.

I agree that the older generation would want to change their careers to reduce the stress in their lives over their current job, to challenge themselves and learn something new or to finally pursue their passions. All of these reasons are very thoughtful but compromising ones pension in the pursuing of passions is not helpful. Whether people pursue their passions or not, they will retire at some time and they need the pension.

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