The young don't want to slog till they are 60, they seek the much elusive balance between work and life
The story was first published on July 10, 2021
Early retirement is the personal goal I hear of the most these days. Among the young who are in their 30s, working for another 30 years seems daunting. It is now established that one won’t work for the same employer all life; but not willing to work at all is relatively new. But quite fair I would think. Work was not all consuming like it is for the youngsters these days. There are so many who routinely clock in 80-hour work weeks. Wait a minute, that amounts to working literally every waking hour. It is little wonder that they realise this cannot be sustained.
Early retirement is the personal goal I hear of the most these days. Among the young who are in their 30s, working for another 30 years seems daunting. It is now established that one won’t work for the same employer all life; but not willing to work at all is relatively new. But quite fair I would think. Work was not all consuming like it is for the youngsters these days. There are so many who routinely clock in 80-hour work weeks. Wait a minute, that amounts to working literally every waking hour. It is little wonder that they realise this cannot be sustained.