Your colleagues are less ambitious; Bosses adapt to the new order

Where have all the go-getters gone?

At law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, associates have started saying no to work weekends, prompting partners to ask more people to help with time-sensitive work. TGS Insurance in Texas struggles to fill promotions, and bosses often have to persuade employees to apply. And Maine-based marketing firm Pulp + Wire plans to close for two weeks next year now that employees are taking more vacations than before.