Gen Xers and Millennials Still Want Work-Life Balance

Some within the die hard, workaholic baby boomer crowd who have long sneered at the idea of a “work-life” balance may have thought (or hoped) that a persistent recession would lower the expectations of those in Generation X or Generation Y (also known as Millennials) for a well-rounded lifestyle.

Would the economic downturn force a paradigm shift with these idealistic generations? Will they now have to face the reality that to survive and get ahead you must be fanatically focused on being work-centered and making the appropriate sacrifices in your personal life?