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On Apple TV+’s show, Severence<\/i>, which just aired the Season 2 finale<\/a>, workers are “severed” from their non-work lives. The employees of the fictional company, Lumon Industries, undergo a procedure that allows them to maintain a true work-life balance \u2014 the “innie” worker and the “outie” person have no recollection or memories of each other once they clock in and out.<\/p>\n

Now, a new survey by People Managing People<\/a>, a publication and community space for HR leaders, revealed that work-life balance is still so tough to achieve that nearly 70% of respondents would consider trying the memory-splitting procedure \u2014 for a salary of at least $100,000 a year.<\/p>\n

The poll, which surveyed 200 workers around the world, found almost a quarter (21%) of respondents said they “definitely would” or “probably would” be willing to accept the procedure with a lower salary.<\/p>\n

Related:<\/b> The Eerie Lumon Industries Office Building Is Real. See Inside Bell Works, Where ‘Severance’ Is Filmed.<\/a><\/p>\n

“One in five people being curious about it tells us there are a lot of people out there dealing with a desire to disassociate from what they do for a living,” said David Rice, HR expert at People Managing People, in a statement.<\/p>\n

Which Generations Would Want to ‘Sever’<\/h2>\n

Millennials and Gen X were more likely to consider the procedure, with more than a third (37%) of respondents aged 35 to 44 saying they “definitely would” or “probably would” try it.<\/p>\n

David says this could be due to the age group enduring multiple recessions and “one crisis related to the economy and politics after another” that “shows a sort of numbness and willingness to disassociate over time.”<\/p>\n

Related:<\/b> Gen Z’s Main Career Aspiration Is to Be an Influencer, According to a New Report<\/a><\/p>\n

In typical Gen Z fashion<\/a>, this age group reported being most willing to undergo the procedure \u2014 but only if they can get more money. Only 13% of people aged 18-24 said they wouldn’t consider it, while almost half (44%) of Gen Z respondents said they would for a salary of more than $500,000.<\/p>\n

“Being willing to traumatically alter the function of your brain and human experience for money is disturbingly dystopian,” David said.<\/p>\n

For the full report, click here<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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