{"id":14124,"date":"2016-04-14T21:57:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T01:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quiltr.com\/?p=14124"},"modified":"2016-04-14T21:57:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T01:57:09","slug":"day-14-napowrimo-the-black-the-white-the-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/?p=14124","title":{"rendered":"Day 14, NaPoWriMo The Black, The White, The Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heard this on the radio on the way home and thought – that’s it. What is going on with this? From Berkshire Employers Focus In On Millennials<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Citing statistics, Lande says millennials want to feel connected and fulfilled in their job while being able to recognize their impact on the business and community they live in. He says younger people also want their co-workers to be their second family. One of the area\u2019s largest employers of millennials is General Dynamics Mission Systems, which creates and maintains products for the armed forces. Deputy Director of Engineering Wayne Marzotto says 530 of roughly 1,200 employees at the Pittsfield site fall into the age range.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing an attrition rate that is kind of unprecedented in our business,\u201d Marzotto said. \u201cNormally we\u2019ve seen attrition rates around two to three percent. We\u2019re seeing attrition rates that range around eight percent. That\u2019s one of the challenges, to not only attract millennials, but actually to retain those type of folks.\u201d
\n———
\n\u201cToday the workforce, and I say \u2018workforce\u2019 because it includes millennials, but it is not only them, they crave a work-life blend,\u201d Lande said. \u201cOr the grey, as we call it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can listen to the whole radio piece here<\/a>. The grey? seriously?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, here’s the poem du jour. I wrote it tonight, after thinking about the radio piece some more. If you want to read the other earlier poem, it’s here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Black, The White, The Grey<\/p>\n

“A work-life blend, the grey, as we call it.”
\nWhat is black? What is white? Work, home, other.
\nWho decided that blending the two realms
\nmaking it all a smudge of grey is best?
\nHow fuzzy would you like my life to be?
\nHow much do I have to like this or that?
\nHow can I not leave home and shut the door
\nand feel like I am leaving it behind?
\nNot just the cats will grudge my time away.
\nI think of what I’ve done in hours pieced
\ntogether from the nights and the days off
\nnudged towards being finished slow bit by bit
\nIt’s not just home I leave for a commute
\nI leave home but the door never closes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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