Millennials change jobs about every 2.3 years. On average, we will hold 14 jobs before we are forty.

You’ve probably seen – and nodded along to – this post on why Generation Y yuppies are unhappy.

I’m seeing parallels between the Innovator’s Dilemma and the career uncertainties millennials face. The Innovator’s Dilemma says that when companies choose to invest in areas where nobody else is playing, their revenue opportunity increases by 20 times,  according to Harvard Business professor Clay Christensen.  But first, the company must be up against inertia, or situations where the old way of doing things isn’t working.

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