> Comparing the work ethic of my parents generation to that of millennials is… like comparing night and day.
It's easier to keep a strong work ethic when the returns of work are consistent. Harder to keep when people work their asses off until their forties and still can't afford owning a house and sustaining a family in the income of one member of the couple. Just one or two generations ago most people routinely were able to achieve that in their 20s.
I worked at some very high paying tech companies, most of my coworkers could and did easily afford housing and family, and yet the work ethic was simply not there.
It's easier to keep a strong work ethic when the returns of work are consistent. Harder to keep when people work their asses off until their forties and still can't afford owning a house and sustaining a family in the income of one member of the couple. Just one or two generations ago most people routinely were able to achieve that in their 20s.