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Changing jobs is a frequent occurrence in today’s economy, but some are saying that for millennials, it has become a routine. One survey even showed that they are expecting about nine different jobs throughout their lives. This has led us […]
Work-life balance is not a new concept, but growing awareness of the harmful overlap of these two competing priorities, as well as not being agreeable to have a job at the expense of life is a somewhat new phenomenon. There’s an ongoing shift in the common perception of work and life, in general. Although such views are mutual to all age groups, millennials are the ones who are taking a step further toward their values and their idea of work and life.
In today’s modern society, when you spend the majority of your time awake at work, keeping your private life out of the office might not be that easy. Most of the time, your colleagues are the first people you see when you get up, so it’s hard for them not to notice when something is wrong or extremely good. However, despite the obvious, you should try your hardest to keep your private life private.
It may not be that easy at times and you would probably feel relieved spilling your guts to a friendly face across the desk but try not to. You might seem insensitive and restrained to your colleagues but office drama is something you definitely want to avoid. If you still feel like separating the two is not possible, here are a few tips on how to at least establish and maintain a balance.
“If you want to predict people’s overall happiness with their life, you can’t do any better than to figure out how well their marriage is functioning. The marriage relationship matters twice as much in determining happiness as career satisfaction, friendships, financial well-being, or even health.”
More than any other generation, millennials say they want flexibility in how and where their work is conducted. Yet so few of us actually have it. So how does one go about getting a flexible work arrangement? We checked in with several top human resource experts for their advice on how to get your flex on.
Congrats grad! You’ve moved the tassel on your graduation cap to signify the end of one phase of life and the start of another. What’s next?
As much as entrepreneurship and freelancing is on the rise with millennials, the truth is that 64% of college graduates in 2014 found work in their chosen field, with plenty of those people entering into a traditional office environment.
I’m convinced there’s some kind of secret pact that keeps the true realities of cubicle life under wraps so millennials don’t know until it’s too late.