While having my normal routine in the morning, having a nice cup of hot coffee and reading the newspaper, I came across an article about the perception of Gen-Y in job hopping attitude.
The article trying to clarify that it is a norm for Gen-Y to move from 1 job to another in less than 2-3 years. Some of the main reasons, Gen-Y is looking for faster way to earn more money, retire as early as possible, enjoy a work-life balanced and a healthy lifestyle. Because of these, many people may thought that they are job hoppers, very demanding and having too big head in expectation.
Being a Pisces, I always like to see simple thing from 2 different perspectives. First, lets look at how the older generations may look at the Gen-Y.
If you are the Gen-X or Baby Boomers in the middle or higher level of management, would you like to enjoy something like what the Gen-X wanted? Perhaps you may already have a secured senior management position with a good paycheck, some good assets and sufficient savings in your Retirement Funds (which for sure everyone thinks it is insufficient). Yet, you may still unable to enjoy what the Gen-Y wanted to achieve because, you already trapped yourself in the hunger for power, the 'not-enough' mindset for self-esteem/actualization needs and escalating commitments of family. Hence, you may say to the youngster: "do you think it is so SIMPLE to reach my level, earning what I am earning now and being so capable after years of work experiences?"
Now, try to imagine yourself as the Gen-Y living in this century, experiencing the global emerging competitive environment today. Will you want to move up the corporate ladders like how you have done it before? Take for example, if you get a second chance to become young again and start all over for your life...do you think your way of life that brings you all the way up there will work again now? So, to Gen-Y, they can only listen to your success story like a fairy tale. How many young entrepreneur we have today if it is not because of their simple mindset of not wanting to follow the footstep of the elder one. This simple mindset is about how we change and adapt.
Moving from one job to another is about changing. Looking for ways to earning more money in a shorter time is about changing the norm of typical workers attitude. Trying to achieve a balanced work-life is also changing the society and creating better future for a more simple life. Being loyal to a company is good but time shouldn't be used to justify loyalty. A person who works for many years in a company doesn't prove that he/she is loyal, if the person is not productive.
To me, a simple life is about being happiness. Gen-Y really know how to be happy, and that is why they are different from other generations. Sometime, we just worry too much and make things complicated. Why not be simple and open up our mind to start changing for good!
Anyway, I just simply talk...you don't have to agree with me. Cheers!
