The first time I heard about the younger generation's work ethic was over 15 years ago, when a colleague said she had just finished interviewing wannabe reporters whose first questions were all about work-life balance.
As a group of mostly Gen X journalists talked about this round the table, we shook our heads at the soft generation. "Did you tell them work-life balance is what you get after serving your dues for 20 years," I asked snarkily.
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