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Friday, July 7, 2023

Gen X is Finally in Charge

Gen X Is in Charge. Don’t Make a Big Deal About It.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/business/gen-x-in-charge-companies-chief-executives.html
“Reality Bites,” a 1994 coming-of-age film about straggling Gen Xers, is about to turn 30. The cubicle dwellers of the 1999 comedy “Office Space” are now old enough to be the bosses they once detested. TLC’s hits are classified as “throwbacks.” A Walkman music player is basically vintage. The culture that defined Gen X is aging — and so are Gen Xers themselves, now grown-up enough to run the workplace.