The authors, coming from different generations, know that their colleagues have differing perspectives on how one responds to the demanding work in student affairs. Generational differences, however, create a diverse work environment that benefits students. Currently there are four generations gainfully employed in the US workforce. This includes the Traditionalists (1925-1945), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generations Xers (1965- 1981), and the Millennials (1982-1999) working together within institutions of higher education. The authors of "Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the Workplace" (Zemke, Raines, & Filipczak, 2013), describe the characteristics that define each of these generations within the work environment. Members within these four generations work together at colleges and universities across the United States. This study examined whether there are fundamental differences in how student affairs professionals interpret the meaning of their work. The authors wanted to know how generational perceptions affect individual behavior and work expectations of student affairs professionals in the Northeast region of the United States. To gather information on the interpretations of professionalism work ethic, and work-life balance the authors sent a survey through e-mail and social media to student affairs professionals across the Northeast region. Results of the study clearly illustrate the generational differences in how student affairs professionals describe professionalism, work ethic, and work-life balance.