06 December 2011
Young workers satisfied with their employers, but more likely to leave
Young workers are more satisfied with the organizations they work for than the overall workforce, yet are also more likely to consider leaving them, reveal findings from Mercer’s What’s Working survey.
The global survey, conducted among nearly 30,000 workers in 17 geographic markets, found employees aged 34 and younger are more likely to think about leaving their employer than their older colleagues. In response to the question, “At this present time, I am seriously considering leaving my organization,” the youngest workers (aged 16–24) recorded scores of agreement that averaged 10 percentage points higher than the overall workforce worldwide, while scores for workers aged 25–34 averaged five percentage points higher.
Yet despite this propensity to leave, when asked about overall satisfaction with their organizations, younger workers registered satisfaction scores higher than the overall workforce. Scores for employees aged 16–24 were higher by an average of five percentage points, and employees aged 25–34 were higher by an average of two percentage points globally.
These same two age groups are also more likely to recommend their organization as a good place to work. Scores for employees aged 16–24 were higher than the overall workforce by an average of seven percentage points globally. Meanwhile, scores for workers aged 25–34 are higher by an average of three percentage points above the overall workforce scores.
For more information and to download the summary of these survey findings, visit www.mercer.com
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