The recent tech layoffs highlight a generational divide between younger workers, experiencing their first downturn, and older workers, who have been here before (Tripp Mickle/New York Times)

Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
The recent tech layoffs highlight a generational divide between younger workers, experiencing their first downturn, and older workers, who have been here before  —  The industry's recent job cuts have been an awakening for a generation of workers who have never experienced a cyclical crash.