By: Rosa M. Canto
LinkedIn SlideShare. (2016). Millennials Working Within Your Organization Part 4: The Future of Millennial Workforce. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/PassagewaysLLC/millennials-working-within-your-organization-part-4-the-future-of-millennial-workforce
Generation Y or better known as “Millennials” are us, women and men born between 1980´s and 2000, much things are being said about us and how this generation had changed several aspects in life including standards and expectations in working conditions, as is described in the cited article (Skorska, 2019)
We are now part of the working force and one of the younger groups followed by Generation Z. I have read different data and opinions from my friends and colleagues in similar age as me. The first thing I found interesting is that work-life balance is one of our principles of life, we appreciate work and remuneration but even more we value time and quality of life.
We find motivation in jobs that allow us to explore different fields and skills and we look for work flexibility (home office, flexible schedules) and dynamic environments (Skorska, 2019).
My personal experience as a young professional born in 1987, I have had different stages. I started my working life in 2009, at 22 years old; I have worked for 3 different companies, I enjoyed my job and I was committed to perform it well but eventually I realized that it started demanded time from my personal life. I had no time to take care of my health or hobbies neither to share weekends with my family, friends and pets.
Sociable Blog. (2017). Generational Marketing: How Marketers Can Reach Different Target Audiences? (infographic). Retrieved from http://www.sociableblog.com/2017/07/06/generational-marketing-reach-different-target-audiences/
Talking about contrasts and how other generations perceive work-life balance, when I talked to my parents about the matter, I received a completely different point of view because they belong to generation X and Baby boomers and they did not grow with the concept of work-life balance. For those generations “job is first” and personal time has not the same weight as has for recent generations. Fortunately, they are now interested in adopting some good practices from Millennials such as enjoying some leisure time, leaving job tasks at the office and cultivating new hobbies. I am proud and glad about that.
Skorska, A. (2019). Is Work Life Balance Important For Generation Y?. Varazdin: Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency (VADEA). Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/docview/2199752639?accountid=3455
B/60. (2018, July 31). Millennials are Quitting Lucrative Jobs in Favor of Travel and Better Work-Life Balance . Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlWTewCeFWU
Work-Life Balance Blog 