Yo, um, uh, er, ahem, well ... we about to have a Gen X work problem, guys

Are we ignoring the generation that actually does the work?

First, let's be clear: I have never been a big fan of generalizing about generations. I am making a small exception for parts of the argument in this post.

Who is Gen X?

Mid-40s to late-50s now. Molly Ringwald, baby! Kurt Cobain!

And how have they been described?

The big tropes about Gen X are "latchkey kids" and "alt-slackers" or something. But while The N…