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Is Generation Y a Gang of Slackers?

Oh yeah:Striking differences emerged for valuing leisure. GenY was much more likely than previous generations to say they wanted a job with an easy pace and lots of vacation time, and less likely to want to work overtime. They also saw work as less central to their lives and were more likely to agree that "work is just making a living." At the same time, they placed more importance on salary and status. In other words, the younger generation wants to have their cake (big salaries) and eat it too (work-life balance).Sounds like most people I know: "I demand to be paid $160,000 fresh out of law school to work for a large law firm, where I will get to pick-and-choose what cases I work on."  Remember, though, that you raised these people.

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).