GENERATION X or GEN Xers

Although the changing between generations takes some years to happen effectively and there is no agreement on the start and end date to define generations,  the Gen X  is a generation born from early 1960s through early 1980s ( a little bit less or a little bit more). If compared to the Baby Boomers, this generation is much more heterogeneous concerning to religion, sexual orientation and more willing to change jobs. It is also the first generation to grow up with computers. They are often described as working to live rather than living to work as their parents used to. Members of Gen Xers are individualistic and according to TIME magazine, they described Xers in different ways on different times:

"They have trouble making decisions. They would rather hike in the Himalayas than climb a corporate ladder. They have few heroes, no anthems, no style to call their own. They crave entertainment, but their attention span is as short as one zap of a TV dial. They hate yuppies, hippies and druggies. They postpone marriage because they dread divorce. " (Time, 1990)

On April, 2012 we could read at the same TIME magazine

" Gen Xers are a lot more conscious about their food than their parents were — especially the men, who are cooking and shopping more and watching food TV as much as women".