千禧一代不再把金錢和事業作爲人生成功標誌

A new survey has found that millennials have learned from the mistakes of generations before them and place a stronger focus on work-life balance, travel and relationships with friends and family than on traditional markers such as money and career success.

一項新的調查發現，千禧一代從前輩的錯誤中吸取了教訓，他們把重點放在工作與生活的平衡、旅行、與朋友和家人的關係上，而不是像金錢和事業成功這樣的傳統標誌上。

Social researcher Clare Madden told the Daily Telegraph that people in this generation do not consider careers as their reason for being.

社會研究人員克萊爾·馬登向《每日電訊報》透露，這一代人並不認爲事業是他們存在的理由。

"They are a social generation which places a higher value on relationships, experiencing life now and not just saving up to experience life in retirement."

“他們是更看重人際關係、體驗當下生活，而不只是存錢去體驗退休生活的一代。”

"Their fundamental approach to life is different to the older generations," she said. "The era in which technology provided a lifestyle of convenience and more opportunities than ever before has shaped their outlook."

她表示：“他們的基本生活方式與老一輩不一樣。在這個時代，科技提供了便利的生活方式和比以往任何時候都要多的機會，這個時代塑造了他們的世界觀。”

According to LinkedIn's Success Survey, 65 percent of Australians base their idea of success on health and happiness, with over 30 percent saying they believe traditional markers are outdated.

領英公司的《成功調查》顯示，65%的澳大利亞人認爲健康和幸福即是成功，超過30%的人認爲傳統的成功標誌已經過時了。

Stef, a Xennial（a term used to describe people born between 1977 and 1983）, agrees with this outlook.

斯特夫是一名Xennial（指1977年至1983年之間出生的人），她認同這種世界觀。

"Millennials don't have to build security like our parents and grandparents did," she explains, "you can live comfortably without owning your own home and it's totally acceptable to remain unmarried -- we have the freedom so why not indulge it?"

她解釋稱：“千禧一代不需要像我們的父母和祖父母那樣建立安全感。你可以在沒有自己房子的情況下舒適地生活，不結婚也是完全可以接受的--我們有自由，所以爲什麼不放縱一下呢？”