We want a quality work life BECAUSE life is fast

In the article from The Spectator about the earth slowing down but life getting faster, Poole makes a point to say "..there is a trade-off between rapidity and quality of work".

Generally, yes. Most of us have heard at some point in life that we can either do things quickly and it will be okay, or we can take our time and it will be higher quality. For the most part, this makes sense. You can't design a complex structure like a bridge and expect it to be an amazing weight-bearing structure that will last hundreds of years in a couple of minutes. To have a thing of amazing quality, an enormous amount of time needs to go into the planning, designing, and construction of it.

However, if life seems to be going fast, can we not expect a quality work life? I actually believe that since life seems to be going faster, that is why millennials actively seek out better jobs. From Poole's article, he says that life has sped up and we spend less time doing things and basically don't step aside to take time to do things. So, I think that millennials looking for a job that is going to make them happier in the long-run is a way of them acting on this fast culture we have. In the article from Fortune by Jonathan Chew, it was found that millennials would actually rather take a pretty significant pay cut and have a higher quality of work life. If everything is happening so fast and we might miss our opportunity, why should we spend our time in a job we dislike that pays more instead of a job we enjoy?

When life seems to be going fast we forget to appreciate what we have. Our high school and college careers seem to go by in the blink of an eye. Instant gratification makes us impatient, so instead of wanting to work our way up to a position we'll love, we'd rather get there right away instead of putting up with a lower job we hate. So, if we're so afraid of missing out on an amazing experience because life is passing us by, doesn't it make sense that our generation desperately looks for the best opportunity they can?