May 6, 2008 
As you can tell, I have been slow on the posts lately…too much work. Today (for example), I have a breakfast meeting in Boston, an afternoon meeting in Minneapolis, and then fly to Phoenix for a morning meeting on Wednesday. Crazy day.
But, all this made the USA Today Snapshot in Section B catch my eye. It was an Accenture College Senior survey about how many hours they expect to work in their first job (post graduation). What would you guess? I would have said 50-60 hours especially when you’re in your initial job and proving yourself.
I at least find this surprising. What are the 5% doing that work less than 30 hours per week? And the 41% that think they are working between 31-40 hours per week. These are college graduates most of which I would think are taking salaried jobs.
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I agree, what are these graduates planning on doing? I interned with a company my sophomore and junior year in college, then they offered me a job when I graduated working 10 – 12 hrs a day (in an office). The following job, I worked up to 14 hrs (not often) and I thought it was normal. I thought I was lucky to have a job and responsibility. Now I hear that the Y generation and younger want everything immediately (with all the internet wealth out there) and are not prepared or interested in working hard.
Is this going to be a problem with our upcoming college educated workforce?