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KEEPING UP WITH THE MILLENNIALS

The now-largest generation is redefining the requirements for happiness on the job
UP OR OUT Millennials have a reputation for wanting to rise quickly through the ranks—and looking for other opportunities when they don’t. The next cohort, Gen Z, may be more patient.

AS THE OWNER OF A SHIPPING company in Puyallup, Washington, Pavel Vosk didn’t realize how little he understood his demographic until he had to hire them. Some of the applicants his age—he started the company when he was 20—who sought administrative and driver positions arrived with an unappealing vibe. “Their attitude was one of boredom, arrogance, that they were above the job,” says Vosk. He learned

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