I found the assigned articles for the upcoming class very interesting, as they provide information on a subject we already know to be our fault - instant gratification. I thought the last article, published on behalf of Fortune, to be the biggest of my concern, "Why Millennials Would Take a $7,600 Pay Cut For a New Job." It's an extension of our problem (the need for instant gratification); stating that millennials, after just two years, are more willing to change workplace, despite paycut, in exchange for better "work-life balance," or "company culture," and to do more personally gratifying work. Again, I think it is evident that our problem arises from our dwindling patience. As someone who is already in the professional workforce, I find it very concerning that we have such high expectations of what our quality of "work life" should be. The reality is, two years is not enough time with a single employer to make such demands, or expect such return.


A personal friend of mine petitioned her own employer, for the removal of her desk chair, and installation of a yoga ball in its place for seating. She felt it would boost her creativity. Another friend of mine works for a production company who rolls around a beer-cart at 4PM every Friday afternoon, allowing for employees to partake in one beer before they wrap up the day at 5pm, with their weekly happy hour outing to follow. These are great exceptions - however, we should not build our workplace expectations off of them. If your first job pays the bills, but has no beer cart, I surely don't believe that's reason to uproot yourself, and commence the job search. Work-life balance may be a thing of the verrryyyyyy far future post-graduation, as you, the recent college graduate, may be asked to stay late, work weekends, or take your work home with you, etc.. Long term employment, and good work ethic will pay off, and these will become a thing of the past. Our demands are becoming louder, but our willingness to put in the work is not.