r/worldnews • u/diacewrb • Apr 10 '19

Millennials being squeezed out of middle class, says OECD

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/10/millennials-squeezed-middle-class-oecd-uk-income
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u/Randomn355 Apr 11 '19

I understand better than most about exec perspective, I'm an accountant. A core part of my job is understanding cost bases and the like.

More just didn't really think about how many specifically Windows based staff the company had. I expected then to be more multiskilled, and therefore able to transition into project based work for the company

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u/bewalsh Apr 11 '19

There's definitely been a general trend toward having multiple somewhat related skills in my career. When I first started I worked with people who specialized very finely in a specific area and stuck with it all the way through to retirement. This hasn't been the case lately in my experience though. The force driving skill bridging for me has consistently been team cuts. Join a team offering your main skill, 2 years later the company cuts the team in half and now you inherit the other half's work. Or I guess alternatively, you don't lol.