Too much for Gen Y

Today the new Handelsblatt Karriere layed on my desk at work.
I actually love to read HR-Magazines. Especially the big debate about Gen Y. Considering my boss, a member of the Gen X btw, is very much into such topic, I always get the smirking on when reading about it.

I am belonging to the so called Gen Y. Most one has to read is right. I do not intent to make a career of the classic kind either...I also value my family life more than my work. BUT I still am a fulltime HR - meaning I think of my applicants and the ToDo's at work while I cook, clean and cast smiles in my daughters face.
BUT, I intent on making career differently.
(Actually I plan on being a School Head on day - weird as it sounds, but I kind of grow on this idea every day a little more. Dont judge me lol)
Anyways, I read the article "Karriere? Ja, ...aber anders" ("Career? Yes, but different"), talking about how the attitute of Gen Y regarding leadership has switched to a thank-you-but-no-thank-you-way as they have grown tired from hierarchic chain of commands Gen X was still used to.
It most likely all turned into the question passion for your subject or passion to lead, since both became a riddle, although googillions of generations before us were doing just fine having both tasks - doing the job your learned and leading a team.
Gen Y, however, decided to take the long fought for freedom to choose freetime and family over work without having to sacrifice incredibly much but nerves...and who does not have to sacrifice those from time to time, let it be private or job wise.
The article put up some statistics from the institution named ULA also which says that 51 per cent of 1000 survey-participants claim that "too many power games" coming after the great spenditure of time as #1 reason to deny a role as leader.

Nelson Taapken was quoted, saying this generation suffers under enormous workload. Now really, do we though?
Yes, the pressure is quite "enormous". The market has not become less competetive since it is working more globalized than ever. And yes, according to a study from Stepstone 30-50 % of employees suffer from Burn Out Syndrome at some point during their career.

So in conclusion of this article: Everything is too much for Gen Y.

Seriously though?!
From my knowledge the world was not easier back then either...
Actually communications and businesses are able to operate faster and simpler thanks to the great technical tools and competition-adjusted work flow...

However, what I have observed (most of the times) in my applicants is besides the demographic change giving me quite a variety of profiles I am not necessarily looking for but also profiles that most likely show a great lack of passion for work fields and growth, unless it is monetary. So many magazines preach that employers exploit their employees and I am sure many of them do so - at least saw plenty of employers lacking passion for keeping their employees.. Most employees leave the employer when literally being done with it.
But the employee-employee relationship is just like every relationship - both gotta give their best and put passion in it for the relationship to work.
Employers need to treat their employees with as much care as they want their employees to take care of their tasks. Just like I teach my child, what you do not want to be done unto you, you shall not do unto him.

It is a give-give in order to make it a win-win.

Aloha