The latest generation of Americans to enter the labor force may be reshaping the way the United States goes to work. Millennials are the generation who reached adulthood around the year 2000. And many of them do not have the usual 9-to-5 work mentality. The Millennial workforce wants to work a more flexible schedule. This could mean the end of the inflexible 40-hour work week. A professor at Florida International College of Law in Miami, Florida explains that Millennials value their free time. They value their personal lives their friends, hobbies and interests -- as much as they value work. That attitude may sound like a benefit to only the workers. But perhaps not. Professor Kerri Stone says studies show that reducing working hours can actually result in better workplace productivity. Stone says that after working so many hours per week you reach the point of what she calls, diminishing returns.
Title: Are Millennials Changing U.S. Work Culture?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/millennial_work_culture.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Are Millennials Changing U.S. Work Culture?' data-article-id='1862'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9396'>The latest generation of Americans to enter the labor force may be reshaping the way the United States goes to work.</span> <span data-start-time='9396' data-end-time='16438'>Millennials are the generation who reached adulthood around the year 2000.</span> <span data-start-time='16438' data-end-time='23646'>And many of them do not have the usual 9-to-5 work mentality.</span> <span data-start-time='23646' data-end-time='29354'>The Millennial workforce wants to work a more flexible schedule.</span> <span data-start-time='29354' data-end-time='35604'>This could mean the end of the inflexible 40-hour work week.</span> <span data-start-time='35604' data-end-time='46229'>A professor at Florida International College of Law in Miami, Florida explains that Millennials value their free time.</span> <span data-start-time='46229' data-end-time='56021'>They value their personal lives their friends, hobbies and interests -- as much as they value work.</span> <span data-start-time='56021' data-end-time='61625'>That attitude may sound like a benefit to only the workers.</span> <span data-start-time='61625' data-end-time='64083'>But perhaps not.</span> <span data-start-time='64083' data-end-time='76208'>Professor Kerri Stone says studies show that reducing working hours can actually result in better workplace productivity.</span> <span data-start-time='76208' data-end-time='87417'>Stone says that after working so many hours per week you reach the point of what she calls, diminishing returns.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/millennial_work_culture.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7162 data-hint-location='29354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/what_does_inflexible_mean.m4a'>What does inflexible mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='not easily changed'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/to_adjust_settings.m4a'><span>to adjust settings</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/something_that_can_bend_easily.m4a'><span>something that can bend easily</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/easily_changed.m4a'><span>easily changed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/not_easily_changed.m4a'><span>not easily changed</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7163 data-hint-location='9396' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/around_what_year_did_millennials_reach_adulthood.m4a'>Around what year did millennials reach adulthood?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='2000'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/2003.m4a'><span>2003</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/2000.m4a'><span>2000</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/2002.m4a'><span>2002</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/2001.m4a'><span>2001</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7164 data-hint-location='23646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/the_millennial_workforce_wants_to_work_a_more__blank__schedule.m4a'>The Millennial workforce wants to work a more <span class='blank'>flexible</span> schedule.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='flexible'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/uneven.m4a'><span>uneven</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/balanced.m4a'><span>balanced</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/inflexible.m4a'><span>inflexible</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1374/flexible.m4a'><span>flexible</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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