Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
Man I miss my retirement plan.
Oh it's not I don't have one, or am not working on one, it's just I miss the one I had before the Great Recession. The one that was soberly planned, carefully laid out, and based on what turned out to be a naive idea of some levels of market stability and predictability. Sure I had ups and downs in mind, but not the entire re-alignment of the world financial system.
You know what I'm talking about.
It's time to talk about whose responsible for the Great Recession.
Note I'm not talking about who to blame. Who to blame is obvious – the economic hacks, ignorant pundits, corrupt politicians, and greedy sociopaths in finance. They're to blame, and they deserve the scorn, the shame, and in some cases fines and prison time.
However, though they're to blame and indeed shoulder some of the responsibility, they are not the only ones responsible. Whose responsible for this?
Us. You and me. Bloody well anyone over 35 in the US, Canada, EU, etc. We're responsible.
I don't like the idea of plan B.
I'm the kind of person that has come to realize that it's better to take time making a good plan A, and revising it occasionally, than it is to have a bunch of plans distracting you. If you have too many plans, then you won't focus enough on them and may give up easy since you "always have a Plan B."
However, though I believe in this approach of "Plan A first", I do think that there's one thing your career does need: a Career Emergency plan.