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We’ve been talking a lot about untraditional career paths here over the last few weeks.  After all, with the changing economy, people are looking for ways to keep their heads afloat while spending quality time with their families.  My life has changed over the last few years for that very reason.   
Some folks, like Cathy Benko, feel that the “corporate ladder” is really a thing of the past.  Rather than a trying to get ahead by climbing “up,” people are looking at success differently.  She says, rather than looking at a career ladder as linear, it …read more

I’ve posted about Generation Y before, specifically, how they approach work/life balance differently than Gen X or Babyboomers.  But I caught an interesting article that brought up a great point recently.  Gen Yers have never really seen anything but booming economic times, and it’s starting to change the way they see the working world.  Some are complaining because “managers are now cracking the whip and putting them under greater pressure to work longer hours” while others are actively looking for other jobs.   
The article mentioned three different types of groups when it comes to Gen Yers.  One group has a “clear separation between work and their lives outside …read more

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Is this whole work-life balance thing a problem for everyone but Generation Y? 
Granted, Gen Yers are younger and may not be juggling family and career at this point.  But after reading an article that talked about how Gen Y’ers are generally so comfortable with technology they don’t view free time the same as other generations, I had to wonder how this might change our general workforce going forward.
Emma Reynolds, for example, is the cofounder of a group called Ask Gen Y.  She says:
“When I’m working, I am on e-mail all the time, which I …read more