MADE Magazine Issue 6 - English January / February 2016 | Page 16
Nakhia Crossley, Esq., 31, an Illinois State Regulatory
Coordinator of the Continuing Education Programs at The
Attorney, adds, “Sallie Mae is a big part of my life! Not only
University of Mississippi, explains, “’Work life balance”
does she affect my budgeting and financial planning, she
means that I’m not stressed about work once I leave
also has influence over my career trajectory in terms of
the office. I enjoy my free time. I couldn’t take a job that
earnings.”
required me to be “on call” or work outside of the typical
9-to-5.”
Millennials are being questioned on a topic connected
to student loan debt: career planning. According to the
The perceived collision of career and family is another
White House report, the type of job market that millennials
topic for which millennials have had to explain themselves.
have navigated is a result of several decades of slow
wage growth compounded by the Great Recession, thus
“In 2013, only 30 percent of 20 to 34 year-olds were
millennials have seen slower wage growth than previous
married, compared to 77 percent in 1960,” according to the
generations.
White House report. But, such figures do not mean that
millennials are opposed to family.
“The recession and significant debt have shaped my
professional timeline and goals,” Crossley says. “Your
“I eventually