When the Boomers got out of school, even the most drug addled and lethargic had jobs literally thrown at them. And then, on the job, so long as the showed up most days, didn't piss too many people off and played a bit of office politics, they rose up in rank. Many ended or are ending their careers as execs or at least mid management or as high earning indy consultants. Those who have not attained such performance typically did not try or have serious issues. Whereas, subsequent generations have pretty much had to kick butt in order to even hold their own let alone get promoted. I have inched into mid management and still to this day most of my peers are Boomers. I don't envy new grads.
Well, Boomers will retire in huge numbers starting five years from now. Then many ranks will be opened up and new grads will find themselves climbing the ladder quickly.
"When the Boomers got out of school, even the most drug addled and lethargic had jobs literally thrown at them."
The Baby-Boom Generation was born between 1946 and 1964, and the peak birth years were 1957 to 1961. Most of them reached adulthood and first entered the job market during the 1970's and early 1980's which, I can assure you, was no economic Golden Era: four recessions (1969-70, 1973-75, 1980, 1981-82), double-digit inflation and interest rates during the late 1970's, and falling real wages and stock prices throughout that period.