“Right now, it is kind of the employee interviewing the employer,” said Mr Piperdy, the founder of events company Unearthed Productions, referring to the youngsters’ tendency to question what the company can offer them, instead of the other way round.
“Five, six years ago, if somebody came to you to say, ‘hey boss, I want to take off to do some side projects’, you of course will say no and say that your work comes first, your clients come first. But , that would turn away a lot of these talents," he said. Indeed, the attitudes of millennials and Gen Zers workers have emerged as an employer’s bugbear in recent years, with words such as “entitled”, “picky” and “watch-the-clock” being bandied around to describe the younger generations' approach to work.
Mr Adrian Choo, founder of career consulting company Career Agility International, said that older generations were more focused on the rat race and getting ahead in their careers, during a time when Singapore was less affluent. National University of Singapore sociologist Tan Ern Ser said: “ desire to do well in their career or business and live the Singapore Dream. However, the path ahead they confront isn’t always easy: high cost of living, income and employment insecurity, stiff competition at work, and, in some cases, being part of the sandwiched generation.
“I’ve been lucky to have bosses who just leave me alone to complete the work, and as long as it’s done, they don’t really care if you’re in the office or how many hours you clock a day,” he said. “However, their actions may not be viewed positively if it goes against the existing norms or practices at their workplaces and in the process, they may be perceived to be more inclined to take shortcuts or have short-attention spans.”Loyalty to a company is a two-way street and has to be earned by the company in tangible ways — such as offering employees a clear career progression or increased remuneration in the short to medium term, say the younger workers interviewed.
Mr Jimmy Lim, an inventory logistics manager at a data company, leads a team of 10 employees with up to a third of them being millennials at any one time. Ms Esther David, 26, said that she started her own tuition business three years ago because she enjoys helping people through teaching.
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