Fast forward to today’s working environment and for many of us, we are on call 24/7 as someone else mentioned. Back then they didn’t have Blackberries/Iphones/Smartphones where a client might get annoyed if you don’t answer within a few minutes. There was no Internet where things are instantly available. Things took much longer and it wasn’t instant like it is now. The efficiency just wasn’t there which meant they had more down time.
When we go on vacation, we still are working (at least I am). Plus the world is much different now and things are much more global. I have multiple offices in different countries across different time zones. Also, I have clients in almost every continent so I’m available when THEY are available. These types of things, most boomers didn’t have to deal with in their everyday working environments. Today’s generation it’s not uncommon to deal with clients/superiors in different countries.
