Flexibility Now More Important Than Pay for Many Employees, New Microsoft Survey Finds – By Ian Sherr (CNET) / March 16, 2022
Microsoft also announces new tools to help offices be more flexible, including the Smart Camera for Surface Hub and Outlook RSVPs indicating remote or in person.
After more than two years, the coronavirus pandemic appears to be slowing its spread, allowing many offices to reopen and people to return to their pre-COVID routines. But a new survey from Microsoft found that many of us don’t want to turn back the clocks, and we’re even willing to give up some of our pay in exchange.
Microsoft’s second annual Worker Trend Index, released Wednesday, surveyed 31,000 people in 31 countries and found that many employees are increasingly considering whether their job is “worth it” in new ways. Microsoft said 53% of respondents indicated they’re more likely to prioritize health and well-being over work. And if they’re unhappy, more than half of Gen Z and millennial respondents said they’re seriously considering switching employers over the next year.
The survey found that 18% of respondents had already quit their jobs in the past year, citing work-life balance, well-being and flexibility as reasons. Pay, Microsoft said, was near the bottom of the list of reasons people were leaving
