Ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for… A moment that has taken numerous phone calls, emails, and frayed nerves. A moment I have alluded to but not actually blogged about for fear of angering the Newspaper Gods. I give you… my essay in today’s Boston Globe!
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Excellent!!! And congratulations!
Fantastic essay, Susan. I can relate!
-Dawn
Awesome clip, Susan! Woo Hoo for you ;0)
I really enjoyed reading your article. You’re right… so many times folks from different generations could learn so much from each other but so many times, pride and fear of change gets in the way. This is why I stepped down from a “leadership” position I was in. My life is so much less stressful now!
Congratulations to a job well done!
Thank you all! I imagine that I may be getting a few letters from those who are of the opinion that young people should shut up and pay their dues.
And when I do, then I’ll know I’ve written a provocative piece of journalism!
Great essay–congratulations! I love your illustrations. I felt like I was right there with you in the company kitchen, thinking, “Leave my popcorn alone!”
Great job and clip, Susan. I’ll talk to you Tuesday at 7:15 est. Maria
Great essay! Big congratulations!
Terah
Congrats!
Be careful who you write about! This is a small world and you don’t know when paths may cross again…good luck to you.
Just a hint from someone who happens to have been born before you–it’s never a good idea to trash your former place of employment. You never know when you’ll be facing one of those people across an interview desk. Especially when it’s really clear who you’re talking about!
Thanks, Maria, Jen, and Terah!
I appreciate the advice, but I wouldn’t want to work for someone who believes that any under 30 couldn’t possibly have valuable skills to bring to the table. I’m just glad that I was able to get something positive out of that experience.
Congrats on getting essay published. Enjoyed it and look foward to reading many more.
Congratulations! Very exciting!
My favorite line: “Would death by popcorn really be so bad?”
Oh, I loved that line, too! I was thinking “Slim Susan… dies from eating popcorn!” ha! What a sly writer you are, Susan :0)
Just the best read!
Smiles,
Michele
Actually, a few months ago (after I’d written the piece), I read about “popcorn lung,” I guess one could die from popcorn if you ate enough of it. Twizzlers are my new go-to food for stress relief.
Yes! I think there’s a lot of truth in what you wrote about. Granted, what you encountered may have been amplified by the particular group of people (and personalities) you were working with, but I think most from our generation find themselves in a similar situation at some point. I know I have.
Janna, thanks for stopping by. Glad to hear you could relate to the essay!
Susan, I read the Boston Globe article last Sunday…and wish I had left a comment because I would have been *the first!* But what went through my mind then was that this is simply cross-cultural relations. Older and younger, two different cultures, sets of values, experiences brought to the setting. And of course funny things – and not so funny – happen when two worlds collide or merge and I enjoyed your experiences on all that! Susan, interesting 25 years down the road what story you might write on the same theme!
Funny, we Baby Boomers thought we were ageless…but here we are, the oldest are turning 60 already! (Not ME of course…I’m MUCH younger that that bunch! haha)
Anyway, Susan, keep up the good work! You’re so clever!
Thanks, Eileen, you’re right about cross-cultural issues. This person was actually the generation before the Baby Boomers. I wonder that generation would be called? Maybe pre-WWII?
I found your blog today from Jenny Rough’s site, and I just read your Boston Globe article. I currently work for a nonprofit with a large number of “younger” workers, so I can definitely relate to the first part (and hopefully I won’t have to go through the second part!). Great job.
Welcome, Zandria! I’m glad you could relate and hopefully you won’t make the same mistake I did. Just be sure to look before you leap and you’ll be fine!
Susan