Workforce Trends

noun a person who was born between the late 1970s and early 1980s, typically characterized as having a mix of traits from Generation X and Millennials

• The Xennial generation is often described as having characteristics of both Generation X and Millennials.
• My older sister is a Xennial - she remembers life before the internet but also embraces technology.
• Xennials are like the middle child between Gen X and Millennials.
• Being a Xennial is like straddling two worlds at once.

noun a person's decision to stop working before the usual retirement age

adjective referring to retiring from work at a younger age than usual

• Early unretirement is becoming more common as people seek to continue working past traditional retirement age.
• I heard Sarah is considering early unretirement so she can travel more while she's still young.
• Bob's early unretirement plan is to chill out and take it easy for a while.
• For some, early unretirement is like hitting the reset button on their career.