Through A Squinted Eye

…It is as true then as it is today. Let us Pray.

As “youngish” adult I hear constantly hear the sentiments or even the phrases “they don’t make ‘em like they use to” and “it used to be…” At this point I cringe. Perhaps it is because my job is directly related to the construction industry. Moreover, the employees are generally in their mid 40’s and up. The fact is that the workforce is still flooded with the baby-boomers and the backlash on the younger generations is worrisome to me.

A trying matter is that the economy is in the shitter, and the President’s message is to invest in fields other than the financial structure. Construction being a major one with technology, eduction, and energy-efficiency. What I derive from my small pocket of the world is that the construction industry as well as much of manufacturing is fraught with old-age thinking that scoffs at youth. My positions in the workforce is elevated to some degree, but my true path is to stay in line and ride the wave. Unfortunately every wave will crest and tumble back to a valley. The baby-boomers eventually will need to step aside. The “youth” will have to attain the ranks and lead the way. Obviously right? But how? first of all, I have been demeaned by my age and forced to sit rear-facing in the vehicle of the workforce. Let me state that some markets are not the same, such as the financial market, education, and science. However, these industries are still primarily led by old white man. It is in these markets in which the younger generations have been able to gain footholds.

Overall, the reality of my world is that I am wedged in poor thought and a yearn to business in stagnant out-dated ways. What little headway I have made can be eradicated at any moment, but there again I may just need to explore another mountain. The time for change will occur when a large workforce will finally retire. Be it disaster or prosperity, the time is nearing. The old way will no longer be adequate. I hope that we will not rely on these measures.