As of: February 3, 2024, 6:09 a.m
By: Anna-Lena Kiegerl, Maximilian Hertel
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Are the clichés about generations actually justified?
Employees from the Baby Boomer, Millennial and Gen Z generations were surveyed about the four-day week.
Kassel – Generation Z has no desire to work and is overwhelmed in restaurants, while baby boomers are critical of change.
Similar theses keep doing the rounds.
But is it really like that?
A new study by the Institute for Generational Research entitled “New Work and four-day weeks are not the key to success” takes a closer look at the attitudes of different generations of employees towards the four-day week.
1,132 people were asked about their opinion on the new weekly model.
The result provides surprising insights into generational differences.
According to the study, only seven percent have switched to a four-day week in recent years
The study is available to IPPEN.MEDIA
: On average, the respondents' weekly working hours are 35.79 hours.
Nevertheless, most people would agree to a four-day week with the same salary and reduced number of hours.
Surprisingly, it is not Generation Z, who are often viewed as lazy and unmotivated, who are most in favor of the alternative weekly model.
In fact, 90.26 percent of respondents from Generation Y, i.e. the so-called Millennials, said a clear “yes, definitely” or “somewhat yes” to this suggestion, while the figure for Generation Z was only 88.42 percent.
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What Millennials want most is a four-day week.
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In fact, only 27.44 percent of all employees have the opportunity to switch to a four-day week.
However, the exact conditions for this from the employer remain unclear.
Nevertheless, only a few take advantage of this offer.
Only seven percent of those surveyed said they had switched from a five-day week to a four-day week in recent years.
Few of Generation Z feel part of a group
Even with the statement “The tasks I have to do at work correspond to what I really want to do,” only 7.45 percent of Gen Z completely agree.
Among baby boomers, on the other hand, 22.14 percent completely agree with this statement.
Apparently, Generation Z is longing for more change: only 8.51 percent agree with the statement “If I could choose, I would do things the same way at work.”
Of the baby boomer generation, 21.21 percent are completely satisfied with their work and apparently don't need any changes.
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Another stereotype about Generation Z is that they demand too much from their employers.
And the study actually shows that this generation feels rather uncomfortable in the world of work.
Various results confirm this.
Only 12.9 percent feel like they are part of a group, while in the baby boomer generation there are around twice as many at 25.76 percent.
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