Despite popular belief, 41% of Gen Z say corporate offices are their workplace preference, according to a global study released by Future Workplace, an HR executive network and research firm, and Randstad US, an HR services and staffing company. The “Gen Z & Millennials Collide @ Work” report focuses on the impact of Gen Z entering the workplace for the first time and how Millennials are engaging with them.
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Consistent with the 2014 report, Gen Z and Millennials continue to prefer communicating with coworkers and managers in-person in lieu of e-mail and phone. This year, Gen Z and Millennials both said “communication” was the most important quality of a leader, compared to “honesty” in 2014.
“Despite the introduction and proliferation of new technologies at work, Millennials and Gen Z value the in-person communication that comes with a traditional corporate office much like older generations do. At the same time, they also seek flexible hours and telecommuting that two-thirds of companies still fail to offer. Companies that want to successfully recruit, retain, and grow their young talent must look to corporate culture as their competitive advantage moving forward,” said Dan Schawbel, research director at Future Workplace and New York Times bestselling author of Promote Yourself.
Read on for additional findings from the survey.