“Right now, it is kind of the employee interviewing the employer,” said Mr Piperdy, the founder of events company Unearthed Productions, referring to the youngsters’ tendency to question what the company can offer them, instead of the other way round.
“Five, six years ago, if somebody came to you to say, ‘hey boss, I want to take off to do some side projects’, you of course will say no and say that your work comes first, your clients come first. But , that would turn away a lot of these talents," he said. “Some have said that young people are a bit more entitled, they expect a higher salary but they expect a balanced job in the sense of working hours," he said.
American think tank Pew Research Center defines millennials as those born between 1981 and 1996, and Gen Zers as those born from 1997 onwards.social media postShe had also noted in the post, among other things, that potential hires in their 20s had asked about “work-life balance” and “flexi-working options” as their first questions during their job interviews, and that there is a “worrying” trend of people expressing on social media that they would “rather be on holiday than in the office”.
Mr Adrian Choo, founder of career consulting company Career Agility International, said that older generations were more focused on the rat race and getting ahead in their careers, during a time when Singapore was less affluent. National University of Singapore sociologist Tan Ern Ser said: “ desire to do well in their career or business and live the Singapore Dream. However, the path ahead they confront isn’t always easy: high cost of living, income and employment insecurity, stiff competition at work, and, in some cases, being part of the sandwiched generation.
“I’ve been lucky to have bosses who just leave me alone to complete the work, and as long as it’s done, they don’t really care if you’re in the office or how many hours you clock a day,” he said. “We still value hard work, but it’s just that a lot of the time we don’t feel like there’s a reciprocation,” said the woman who wanted to be known only as Ms Kuan.
“However, their actions may not be viewed positively if it goes against the existing norms or practices at their workplaces and in the process, they may be perceived to be more inclined to take shortcuts or have short-attention spans.”
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
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The attitudes of millennials and Gen Zers workers have emerged as an employer’s bugbear in recent years.
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