Younger and older employees' expectations of their job hardly differ from one another
Work-life balance, meaningful activities and a reduction in working hours: the expectations of younger and older employees with regard to their job hardly differ from one another. This is shown by the health report published in Berlin on Thursday by the umbrella organization of company health insurance funds.
According to the report, 69.1 percent of those under 30 and 77.4 percent of those over 30 work five days a week. According to the report, most would like to move away from a full-time job, although there are no substantial differences between career starters and experienced employees.
A narrow majority of around 52% of both younger employees and employees aged 30 and over would like a four-day week. Around one in five - 21% and 18.3% respectively - would even like to work fewer than four days a week. At the same time, the proportion of those who would like to work more than before is higher among the under-30s.
In terms of working conditions, pay is the most important factor for most people, followed by the work-life balance and the meaningfulness of their work. The offer of company health management, the influence on the development of the company through their own ideas and suggestions and the freedom to choose their place of work are rated as significantly less important.
However, young career starters under the age of 30 (44%) are twice as likely to be prepared to change jobs or employers in the next two years than employees aged 30 and over (22.2%).
In addition, almost two thirds of all respondents expressed a desire to retire before their normal retirement age. Here, too, there is no significant age difference. The majority of both the under-30s (62.8%) and the over-30s (66.5%) would prefer to retire earlier.
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Despite working similarly long hours, both younger and older employees often express a desire for a reduced workweek. Specifically, 52% of younger workers and 52% of older workers prefer a four-day workweek, with around one in five wanting an even shorter workweek. Interestingly, more under-30s express interest in working more hours than their current jobs require. Regarding job expectations, even though pay is considered most crucial by most, expectations of job change and early retirement are significantly higher among younger employees.
Source: www.ntv.de
