Day 1,763: precarious, qualm, back foot, perk

Many millennials came of age in the shadow of the global financial crisis; they felt so precarious that they were afraid to ask for pay rises. Gen Z seems to have fewer qualms about quitting for a better opportunity, or taking things slowly and enjoying life. Bosses, unused to being on the back foot, complain. But older workers will be quietly thankful if overall pay and perks go up.

Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z

Artwork of the day 
Wheat Field with the Alpilles Foothills in the Background
Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1888; Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Style: Post-Impressionism
Genre: landscape
Media: oil, canvas
Location: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm

Word of the day 
precarious: in a dangerous state because of not being safeor not being held in place firmly:
qualm: an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thing:
back foot: in cricket, played after taking a step back towards the wicket (= the set of three sticks at which the ball is aimed):
perk: an advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job:

Quote of the day
“You can never really know someone completely. That’s why it’s the most terrifying thing in the world, really—taking someone on faith, hoping they’ll take you on faith too. It’s such a precarious balance, It’s a wonder we do it at all. And yet..”

― Libba Bray