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Sure, 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 prec
by michaelchisari 10y ago
Sure, 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.