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February 23, 2006
Meet The Yeppies
I came across a blog today called Girl Travels World in which the author writes about being a yeppie. "Yeppies" are "Young Experimenting Perfection Seekers," or twentysomethings who won't settle for just any job.
She links to a very interesting Observer article in which Jamie Doward and Dana Gornitzki write "Research shows that today's graduates are increasingly adopting a 'browsing' approach to choosing jobs, relationships, homes and life-styles. Far from knuckling down like their parents' generation, they believe true personal fulfilment can only come after years of anguished experimentation."
So what does a yeppie look like? Here's an example they list in the article: "My name is Nicola Rogers, I'm 30 years old, and I trained as a nurse after leaving school. I worked freelance for the NHS for five years before giving up my job to travel in South-East Asia and Australia. On my return 18 months later I decided to retrain as a teacher and moved back in with my parents. I now live with my boyfriend in Hackney, East London, where I teach at a local primary school. I don't see myself doing my current job for ever. With teaching and nursing there are big demands on you, and I never feel like I am meeting expectations. I guess I'm not prepared to settle and do something for the rest of my life if I'm not happy and fulfilled."
Read article here.
Posted by insideoutmag at February 23, 2006 12:25 PM
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