{"id":35433,"date":"2023-10-19T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/expert-says-young-people-crave-stability\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:39:00","slug":"expert-says-young-people-crave-stability","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/expert-says-young-people-crave-stability\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Says Young People Crave Stability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A business professor quoted in the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> noted how Gen Z is craving stability in the midst of anxiety.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Not long ago, a friend who teaches a communications course at a Midwestern business school asked me to speak to her class. Her instructions were invitingly wide: &ldquo;Just tell them about your career.&rdquo; And so I did, trying to hit all the points that might be relevant to students about to enter the job market.<\/p>\n<p>When I was done, my friend opened the floor to questions and, much to my excitement, a line formed at the mic. Then came the first question: &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve had such a long career,&rdquo; the student said. &ldquo;Could you please tell us how you&rsquo;ve avoided burnout? Like, what do you do for self-care?&rdquo; As the student sat down, so did about half of the other students in the queue, signaling their question had been taken.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ll spare you my answer, but perhaps you can guess it. I am of the generation that thought work was what you did, even when it was hard. You pushed through. Burnout wasn&rsquo;t an option. Self-care is what you did when you retired.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>She goes on to quote a survey which asked 1,800 new graduates what they wanted most from their future employers. The overwhelming majority&mdash;85%&mdash;answered &ldquo;stability.&rdquo; High pay and benefits also ranked high. 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