Generation X
The third area concerns the attitudes and values of people in work. The issue of work-life balance has been stimulated by writers advocating the arrival of Generation X, a cohort of workers who give greater priority to seeking a balance between work and the rest of life. More generally, there is a view, widely promoted by some management writers and supported by observational research, that workers are less willing to display unlimited commitment to the organization. One reason offered for this is the changing nature of the psychological contract at work; turbulence in organizations has made it less feasible to offer secure progressive careers and therefore to justify why workers should be committed. The conflict between the demands of work and the decline of work as a central life interest results in an imbalance between work and the rest of life.