According to studies, loyalty to the employer is significantly lower among employees under the age of 30 than among older people. “This generation did not come to stay with one employer for long,” said labor market expert Julian Stahl from the online network Xing. 14 percent are even actively looking for a job.
Conversely, 65 percent were not worried about their future – thanks to the shortage of skilled workers. “In professional circles, employees of this generation are already considered the most disloyal jobbers of all time,” said Stahl.
Four-day week, sabbatical, home office
Flexibility and agility are high on the agenda. Xing had commissioned several studies conducted by the survey institute Forsa. Several thousand employees were asked about their intention to change jobs or how happy they were with their job. “Generation Z” is mainly assigned to young people who were born between the mid-1990s and 2010.
It is said that companies are facing new challenges, such as employee retention. The members of the so-called Generation Z (“GenZ”), who are becoming increasingly present on the labor market, often wished for easier work, including a four-day week with full wage compensation, the possibility of a sabbatical, home office and so-called work options – a combination from work and vacation. Opportunities for advancement within the company, however, played a much smaller role than they did for the previous generation, the “Millennials”.
Too little money, too much stress
“The generations coming up today are increasingly setting the tone on the labor market, but at the same time they are a scarce commodity,” said Stahl. “Anyone who does not think about benefits such as home office, work or sabbaticals will not even reach part of this generation as an employer,” he emphasized.
In most cases, however, a salary that is perceived as too low (49 percent of those surveyed) and a stress level that is perceived as too high (42 percent) are at least one of the reasons for the desire to change. 27 percent are considering a change because they are dissatisfied with their company management. 38 percent are apparently also moving away from their previous job out of sheer thirst for adventure – they wanted a change.
