Dive Brief:
- Despite reports in the media that millennials are less happy at work than other generations, new research data suggests that the situation is not really that simple, according to a recent study from Culture Amp.
- In fact, Culture Amp's survey, called the 2016 New Tech Benchmark Report, found people whose ages range from 18-24 are actually more engaged than 25 to 34-year-olds, and neither of those groups differ much from the 35 to 44 year-old group.
- While the media often reports that an employee's direct manager has the most significant impact on their job satisfaction, Culture Amp's analysis noted this may not be true. How high-level leaders perform – in shaping and guiding a company's vision and mission – is often more important than people's direct leaders' performance, the research showed.
Dive Insight:
According to the Culture Amp report, "walking the talk" concerning social responsibility commitments is an engagement essential – people want their companies to care. As a result, companies should be revisiting their communications strategy to ensure that people are aware of its actions to meet social responsibilities.
Employers that are commercially successful also have more engaged employees, and those employees are 80% more likely to recommend their company as a great place to work. Those employers also had a 40% higher CEO approval rating on Glassdoor.
