Millennials would rather enjoy their job over earning big

Four out of five (79%) 16-24 year-olds, value long-term career enjoyment above earning a large sum.

A survey from the Institute of Management at the University of St Gallen found that Millennials would prefer to be in a job that makes a difference (57%) and has good opportunities for personal development (55%) over having a senior position (30%).

Whilst responses between men and women were mostly aligned, flexible working arrangements were more important to women (51%) than men (40%).

Omid Aschari, lead author of the study and Professor of Global Leadership and Strategic Management at the Institute of Management, University of St Gallen, commented on the findings: “Despite popular opinion accusing young people today being narcissistic, with an undue sense of entitlement, our study finds that these early career starters look for a higher sense of purpose and meaning in their jobs, explaining in part why they make such frequent career moves.