The Odyssey Years - A new life stage?

<p>I was commenting on the article’s points, not my own. Author seems to indicate that it is something <em>new</em> for college grads to eschew a permanent one-company job and stick with it until retirement nirvana. He also makes the point that some college grads are unprepared for careers in today’s marketplace (I’m assuming he’s referring to information tech), as if it’s a surprise. It isn’t anything new that college grads aren’t all on the fast track up the corporate ladder right off the bat. Back in the late seventies/early eighties (my era), it was common for grads to spend a few years beating around, working low pay jobs, “finding themselves”.</p>

<p>I’m not arguing for or against, nor impugning anyone’s choices or life path.</p>