I'm not a big fan of labeling generations.Being called an Xer the least popular letter in the alphabet and the bane of Scrabble players everywhere doesn't exactly fill me hope and pride.
But these denominations do make for good survey material.
Robert Half International recently released a report called What Millennial Workers Want that surveyed 1,007 people ages 21 to 28. Happily, the results weren't terribly surprising.
What does Gen Y want? The same thing everybody else wants: financial security, job stability and career satisfaction.
But dig deeper, and there's some interesting information on what this group looks for in a job. On a scale of one to 10, respondents ranked the importance of several aspects of their working environment. Here's how the numbers shake out:
Working with a manager I can respect and learn from (8.74)
Working with people I enjoy (8.69)
Having work/life balance (8.63)
Having a short commute (7.55)
Working for a socially responsible company (7.42)
Having a nice office space (7.14)
Working with state-of-the-art technology (6.89)
In other words, that iPod-listening employee who grew up with mouse-in-hand cares more about people than technology. Surprised?
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[Source: Minnesota Lawyer Blog]
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