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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Maybe I'm just part of my generation, but time off is way more important to me than a bigger bonus. That seems unbelievably obvious to me, but people (of a certain age  ) are always blindsided by that. |
I'm Gen Y and I can certainly attest that there's an income effect where the marginal effort and time it takes to make more money seems less worthwhile than for pervious generations. I think that's a healthy mentality provided that you have the means to support yourself and what you want to do.
One thing though that I have noticed is that when there are tough times, job losses, etc, some in Gen Y have a tough time coming to terms with having to cut back on vacations, taking on jobs that pay the bills but aren't the 'dream job' etc. Then again this might not be unique to Gen Y, we're about to find out how the Baby Boomers handle this kind of adversity when they realize that their real estate isn't a retirement plan.