Study: Gen Z, Millennials Driving ‘The Great Resignation’ – By Tim Smart (US News) / Aug 26 2021
The youngest workers report being the most dissatisfied with their work life.
Workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers, with the figure approaching 3.9 million in July – a hair shy of the record set in April in what has come to be known as “The Great Resignation.”
But a new global study of 5,5000 workers and small-business leaders finds the mass exodus is being driven mainly by members of Generation Z, those who have spent the least time in the workforce, and millennials.
The study by software and data analytics company Adobe found that more than half of Gen Z respondents reported planning to seek a new job within the next year.
The generation also reported being least satisfied with their jobs, 59%, and with their work-life balance, at 56%. Nearly two-thirds of them, 62%, said they felt the most pressure to work during “office hours,” even though they said they do their best work outside of normal office hours.
