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I was having a discussion with a work colleague recently about how time and perception of age has changed. Whether or not it is a generation thing I'm not sure.
In the previous generation, by 30 the majority would have been probably married, kids and reasonably settled in a job (any job)
During this discussion we were saying that many 18 year olds start uni degrees but very often without a clue of which direction they are heading. Of course, if you want to be a vet, doctor or lawyer - you generally know that you will be learning/working years and years before you actually start a job doing what you are trained to do.
It seems that it is easier to chop and change rather than working towards a solid goal. Maybe it is to do with the way parenting and support has changed. Perhaps in previous generations parents would see their children faulter and just prod them and point them back towards their original goal.
Now we are told more often that if we don't like something we don't have to stick with it (the same applies to marriage really - if you don't like it you can divorce - so the principals of til death do us part slip a little)
There are so many courses about retraining for new types of jobs. At work my boss's kids are only a few years from 30 and apparently have no clue what type of career they want.
When we were children, 30 seemed like such a long way away, you'd see your parents turning 30 and think it was "so old"
To cut a longer story short (yeah I'm waffling
) its down to the individual. Not every 18 year old feels the need to grow up and vote, so why shouldn't there be 30 year olds who still want to have a good time (don't feel guilty).
What you need to find is the right path for you at this moment. Nothing is for certain, but use the old method of working out the plus and minus for each route you are considering
And best of luck
(Edited by Samphirette 01/09/2003 02:14)
In the previous generation, by 30 the majority would have been probably married, kids and reasonably settled in a job (any job)
During this discussion we were saying that many 18 year olds start uni degrees but very often without a clue of which direction they are heading. Of course, if you want to be a vet, doctor or lawyer - you generally know that you will be learning/working years and years before you actually start a job doing what you are trained to do.
It seems that it is easier to chop and change rather than working towards a solid goal. Maybe it is to do with the way parenting and support has changed. Perhaps in previous generations parents would see their children faulter and just prod them and point them back towards their original goal.
Now we are told more often that if we don't like something we don't have to stick with it (the same applies to marriage really - if you don't like it you can divorce - so the principals of til death do us part slip a little)
There are so many courses about retraining for new types of jobs. At work my boss's kids are only a few years from 30 and apparently have no clue what type of career they want.
When we were children, 30 seemed like such a long way away, you'd see your parents turning 30 and think it was "so old"
To cut a longer story short (yeah I'm waffling
) its down to the individual. Not every 18 year old feels the need to grow up and vote, so why shouldn't there be 30 year olds who still want to have a good time (don't feel guilty).What you need to find is the right path for you at this moment. Nothing is for certain, but use the old method of working out the plus and minus for each route you are considering
And best of luck
(Edited by Samphirette 01/09/2003 02:14)
Posted: 02:12 Sep 01 2003