They say that millennials nowadays don't last long with their jobs and easily switch from one to another. And that they are aggressively ambitious and wants immediate promotion. That millennials cannot be easily contented and always craves for more. Our generation has gone completely different for the past years. We have learned to set a certain standard that we look for when applying for jobs. The way I see it, being branded as a “millennial” and when people hear it, it sort of has a negative connotation. I feel that other people see millennials as ignorant and narcissistic human beings. They can't help but ask, “why do millennials quit their jobs?”.
Well, here's my opinion about it.
They want a job that will fuel their sense of purpose and find meaning in it. They want to feel that sense of accomplishment. Something that would fulfill them. Younger employees are no longer solely attracted to high paying jobs and cannot convince millennials to perform to the best of their potential. Bbut rather having a meaningful and fulfilling job. That's what they crave for. While pay is important, clearly millennials won't stay with their companies for money alone.
They want learning and growth. They want to be challenged. Millennials has this strong desire for development. Career growth and advancement is also important for them, too. They look for various opportunities to showcase what they have and do significant duties. Not only do they want to improve on their chosen fields and sharpen the knowledge they already have but also acquire new sets of skills that could help them become more competent employees.
They want better pay. They want to be compensated for the amount of work and effort they have put in. How can you expect your employees to not quit their jobs when they seemingly make less money each year? Although some might prioritize purpose over pay check, but they also have bills to pay. The prices of goods nowadays aren't getting any cheaper. And as much as they would love to travel, they also want to save up for their future.
And when millennials don't find this in a job, they tend to quit. Let me just share to you a personal experience. My previous job pays way more than what my current job is paying me. But still, I chose to stick with it. I didn't really like my job before, I do however love the people in it that's why I was able to stay for a year. However, there really seems to be something lacking—it didn't fill my passion. Even though I had a lot of achievements and awards I wasn't fulfilled. That's why I decided to quit.
Millennials get labeled as a generation who is lazy. As far as being lazy goes, I would just call us tired people. We're tired of reading how privilege, entitled and narcissistic our generation is. We are tired of being compared from one generation to another. We are tired of hearing people tell us to do better but have our efforts unnoticed. We are a generation who is loud, opinionated and is not afraid to say what we have to say. We are a bunch of people who is confident, self-expressive, liberal and open to change. But that doesn't mean were horrible people or whatever negative things you tell us to be. It just makes us different.
Simon Sinek: Understanding the Game we’re playing.
Thirty minutes on this Saturday morning well spent. Insightful talk by Simon Sinek about understanding millennials living in a reality of instantaneous gratification. Many take-away but this one stands out: "Finite players play to beat the people around them. Infinite players play to be better than themselves. You are your competition."
Truthbomb of the day: Comparison is the thief of joy.
