Workers had one career their whole life. They worked for one company long term. |
Workers have many careers and jobs in their lifetime. |
Employees could predict how and when their pay and work duties would increase. |
Workers create their own career paths within one or many employers. They have more say in their own pay raises or change in duties. |
Employees would do exactly the work an employer told them to do — and no more. |
Job duties change more often or match projects. Employers want workers who think for themselves. |
There were many manual labor jobs in the production industries. |
More jobs are in the service or knowledge industries. Workers need to be creative. They need to provide good customer service. They also need technical skills. |
Most people worked full time for one employer. |
Employees might work full time or part time. They might be short-term or contract workers. They may work for more than one company at once. |
Employees who worked hard and were loyal got good pay and job security in return. |
Employees need to work hard and take charge of their own career goals. They get pay and training from many employers. |