When considering a new job, younger workers place greater value on professional development, work-life balance, and workplace flexibility, while older generations hold a company’s brand reputation in higher regard, according to Gallup.
Different generations’ top reasons for taking a job at a new organization, according to Gallup:
Younger workers tend to be more stressed than their older counterparts, Gallup reports. Sixty-eight percent of Generation Z and younger millennials report having stress compared to 63% of older millennials, 56% of Generation X, and 40% of baby boomers (“Engagement, burnout, and stress by generation”).