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Fiverr, the company that is changing the way the world works together, has conducted its second survey on the work preferences of Generation Z.
The survey included 10,000 16-26 year olds, half of them from the United States and the rest from the rest of the world.
The survey was done in collaboration with the research and consulting company Censuswide and was conducted at the end of last January.
The findings of the survey highlight how much layoffs, flexibility and artificial intelligence are significantly changing the way members of Generation Z work and their worldview regarding their careers.
Compared to last year's survey, 3% more participants said they plan to work as freelancers - bringing the number of respondents that way (current or future freelancers) to 70%.
Freelance work has become an attractive option
Almost 70% of Gen Z surveyed work as freelancers or plan to do so in the future.
Almost 40% of Gen Z freelancers work full-time or are willing to work full-time, while 30% work part-time.
12% of Gen Z freelancers work this way between jobs or to gain experience and skills.
Convenience and financial security are still top priorities for Generation Z members:
The pursuit of financial comfort is part of the overall career ambitions of Generation Z members around the world.
Almost 20% of them aim for early retirement.
A quarter of Generation Z members aspire to be business owners.
14% want to be a freelancer for their entire career.
Almost 30% of the participants in the survey are interested in traveling for work needs and working from wherever they want to be.
Specific information about Generation Z Americans
A higher percentage of Generation Z members are looking for job stability in freelance work, in light of waves of corporate layoffs.
38% of the American participants in the survey believe that full-time freelance work will mean that they will never be fired from their job.
Almost 36% of them see freelance work as a good backup option in case they lose their job.
Over 70% of the participants think about freelance work more than last year.
10% of the participants said they had been fired and another 14% said they were afraid of being fired.
Almost 25% of participants now believe that freelancing is more stable than a traditional full-time job.
18% of participants think that working as a freelancer reduces the chance of being replaced by artificial intelligence, and therefore actually immunizes them from being fired for this embezzlement.
Generation Z Americans continue to give high priority to autonomy and flexibility in their professional careers and work life:
Almost 20% of Generation Z members believe that companies no longer have loyalty to their employees.
As a result, almost 70% of American freelancers started working in this way between the ages of 16-20.
20% of participants say they work to live and not "live to work" - 3% more than last year's survey.
29% of Gen Z Americans want full control over back-to-office policies, while 28% prefer a hybrid work environment.
25% are interested in becoming business owners.
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The survey was conducted in collaboration with Censuswide, on a sample of 10,033 Generation Z members (ages 16-26) in the United States, Great Britain, Germany and France.
Over 5,000 of the participants in the survey are Americans.
The information was collected at the end of last January.
Censuswide works according to the Market Research Society rules and the MRS code of conduct, based on the ESOMAR principles.
Fiverr's VP of business, Gali Arnon
: "Generation Z, the youngest sector in the workforce today, is required to overcome many hurdles - a global epidemic and unprecedented technological developments.
Now, in the face of waves of layoffs and the assimilation of artificial intelligence in the corporate world, Generation Z employees are choosing to work as freelancers as a way to provide the stability needed to fulfill their career aspirations.
Not only does freelance work offer them a stable path that allows them to be their own bosses or own their own business - it also provides them with complete autonomy over their lives."
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