The new employee has six tattoos, a shirt she made herself, is armed with a nerf gun and, instead of negotiating a signing bonus, she negotiated a half day off a week to volunteer at the local humane society.

Is the new employee a millennial or a baby boomer? Who you kidding?

Granted, there's been enough research done on millennials v. boomers so that we know the basics. But a new study from the research organization Atenga offers even more insight into why millennials tend to job-hop so often.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.