According to a Business Insider there are “7 ways life is harder for millennials than it was for their parents”*. These include:
1. Millennials are less financially stable than previous generations were.
2. Millennials are saddled with student debt — but a college education is more necessary than ever.
3. Millennial men are more likely to live at home with their parents than previous generations were.
4. Millennials are overwhelmed by the dating pool.
5. Millennials feel as if they have to be “always on” at work.
6. Millennials’ self-image erodes in the face of ever-present social media.
7. Millennials are shelling out more on childcare than previous generations were.
In this fifth installment, I want to continue to address how I see that millennials have opportunities previous generations never had.
Millennials feel as if they have to be “always on” at work. Yeah, that is pretty much work. Your employers expect you to “on”.
Now, I get it. The author states that the “Ranstad’s 2014 Employee Engagement Study found that 45% of employees felt pressures to respond to email after work hours.” Technology has, indeed, affected how we approach work. It has also affected our social interaction (or lack, thereof). Maybe if we put our smartphones down and not constantly check our emails we could choose to turn off from work—at least for some time in our off hours. This is a matter of personal choice—and wisdom. I trust that an employer e-mails an employee with the expectation that they will get to it when they can. In the jobs where there is a critical need to be “on”, the boss or coworker will (should) call or text.
So, put down the phones. Step away from the computer. Choose to engage socially with others and disengage from work.
When at work, however, always be ‘on’.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!
* http://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-lives-compared-to-gen-x-baby-boomers-did-2018-3#millennials-are-shelling-out-more-on-childcare-than-previous-generations-were-7