I've been thinking lately about how these posts we see on here about recruiters/bosses being frustrated with their employees is indicative of a generational gap. So many boomers just devoted their lives to working themselves to death and had their identities defined by work. Later generations seeing how toxic this worldview is are rejecting that. In my own personal experience my parents are constantly defining my happiness and value by how work is going. And even worse, I see them viewing my children in the same way (their grandchildren) saying things like “He is so smart, he's gonna do amazing things!” or “She's so creative, she's gonna be so artistic when she grows up!” I hate it, and it makes me think of signs people put up saying “Help Wanted: Boomers only!”