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It's three-fourths of Millennials themselves who believe that, so it's not just the perception of other generations.
by zone411 10y ago
It's three-fourths of Millennials themselves who believe that, so it's not just the perception of other generations.
- michaelchisari 10y agoSure, but is that metric useful? Wouldn't hours worked, vacation taken, etc. be more useful? And even then, you'd have to adjust for under-employment and precarity, don't you think? I just don't see a self-perception survey like this as very useful in determining the actual working habits of generations.
- zone411 10y agoSure, that would be nice to know, but I haven't seen such data. Edit: I looked it up and found this "gen X and especially the millennials were much more likely to say they wanted a job with more vacation – that was more flexible." (http://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/unlocking-millennials.aspx http://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/un...)
- michaelchisari 10y agoThat doesn't really help without a baseline. If the boomers averaged x hours of vacation time, and millennials are average x/2, then wanting more doesn't speak to a lack of work ethic.
- zone411 10y agoThe researcher states that they compared people in these generations when they were at the same age, so I would think the absolute values were used.
- antisthenes 10y agoWith the mandatory leave in the US being 0, I would expect every single employee in the private sector to want a job with more vacation. If people aren't thinking with their best interest in mind, there isn't much you can do.
- MisterBastahrd 10y agoIt's what they've been told from birth by increasingly useless older generations.