Dollars & Sense?

According to a recent Huffington Post article (http://www.portfolio.com/careers/features/2008/02/28/Millennial-Job-Switchers), the so-called Millennial Generation (many of my students) tend to place more importance on non-monetary rewards on the job. They are more concerned about job satisfaction and lifestyle issues than just making money or moving up to the executive suite. Do you think this research reflects the relatively well-off status that many Millenials have enjoyed in the 1980s and 1990s? If that’s true, will we find a change in Millenial attitudes during our recession-riddled global economy? How are they going to react to tough times?