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Christina Totfalusi Blake, a 29-year-old attorney, feels lucky to have a job, particularly one that provides the attributes most Gen Y workers value – meaningful work, opportunities for learning, quality of life and likable colleagues.
Blake joined Kelley, Kronenberg, Gilmartin, Fichtel, Wander, Bamdas, Escalyo and Dunbrack in Miami Lakes, Fla., after working solo in Orlando for two years. She views her workplace as a social hub where collaboration has value.
"There's an open-door policy, so I can chat with other attorneys," she said. "For me, brainstorming, having senior associates to bounce ideas off, is huge. It's something I can't put a value on."
But Blake still wants the high salary and work-life balance. "Young attorneys are taking lower-paying jobs for the same long hours," she said. "But our hopes are still there – in light of our student loans and high debt – that compensation will go back up."
Click to read the rest of "Gen Y gets real: Hard times shatter young employees' sense of entitlement" (Miami Herald).
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