Transformations of the labor values system of the Russian society in the context of the theory of generations

The article is devoted to the analysis of trends in the transformation of labor values of representatives of the generation of «baby boomers», «X», « Y », «Z». According to the results of a sociological study of the economically active population of the Khabarovsk Territory, the author analyzed the inversion of labor values of representatives of different age cohorts. Based on the ranking of labor values, an indicator was calculated that characterizes a quantitative assessment of the value gap between representatives of the polar generations - boomers and zetas. The maximum value of the value gap among zoomers, as well as among the «younger» millennials, is observed with representatives of the Xs (0.72; 0.89, respectively), which characterizes the social problem of intergenerational relations, reflecting the conflict of «fathers and children». A smaller value gap (0.38) among «Z» - s is typical with «boomers», which indicates the cyclical nature of the trend in the transformation of labor value orientations. Values such as decent wages, career prospects, prestigious and interesting (in terms of content) work are included in the TOP-5 priority labor values of the younger and older cohorts. However, for the older generation, these values determine socially responsible labor practices, while for the younger generation, these values have a hedonistic orientation.