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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Job satisfaction reaches record high — but not for younger workers, survey finds
This story was originally published on HR Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily HR Dive newsletter. The job satisfaction gap between younger and older workers continues to widen, with a 15-point difference emerging in 2025, according to a June 11 report from The Conference Board. While 72.4% of workers ages 55 and older report job satisfaction, only 57.4% of workers under age 25 say the same. Although overall worker satisfaction jumped a record 5.7 percentage points, those under 25 experienced a decline — the only group to do so. 'This year's results reveal a widening generational divide in how happy workers are in their jobs,' said Allan Schweyer, principal researcher of human capital at The Conference Board. 'While mid- and later-career workers are reaping the benefits of improved leadership, manageable workloads and meaningful work, younger workers are still searching for the right culture fit. This highlights a need for more personalized strategies to engage early-career talent.' In a survey of 1,700 U.S. workers, job satisfaction experienced the largest single-year jump since the survey began in 1987 and has reached the highest point since then. Workers reported higher satisfaction across 26 of 27 areas, with declines only seen in the quality of equipment available. Notably, worker sentiment increased across five engagement areas: intent to stay, level of effort, sense of belonging, engagement and mental health. Worker morale could be increasing due to low unemployment and stable compensation growth, The Conference Board said. In addition, satisfaction appears to be rising due to hybrid flexibility, clear performance feedback and transparent career paths. For the first time in seven years, women surpassed men in overall job satisfaction. At the same time, women trailed men in 21 of 27 job satisfaction metrics, especially ones related to compensation, such as pay, bonuses and retirement benefits. The top drivers of satisfaction were 'intrinsic and culture-driven,' including interest in work, quality of leadership, workplace culture, workload and supervisor relationships, the report found. In contrast, satisfaction with compensation — such as wages, bonuses and traditional benefits — had a lower influence on overall satisfaction. While job turnover slowed in 2024, satisfaction among recent job switchers was slightly higher than those who stayed in their jobs, the report found. Workers who moved into new roles cited culture and growth opportunities, rather than compensation, as their main reasons for switching roles. Although some groups have reported higher satisfaction at work in 2025, LGBTQ+ workers have reported more discrimination and less happiness at work, according to a report from WorkL and the Center for American Progress. Overall, these workers have experienced declines in their feelings of empowerment, pride in their work, job satisfaction and worker well-being. In addition, employee feelings of respect at work have dropped to a record low, according to a Gallup survey. Managers can build respect, engagement and well-being by communicating with team members frequently and meaningfully, Gallup said. Regardless of employee satisfaction, paid time off reduces job hopping for all employees, according to research from Florida Atlanta University and Cleveland State University. Voluntary turnover dropped by 35% among those offered PTO. Recommended Reading Monster: Two-thirds of workers would quit if forced to return to the office five days a week
National Post
11-06-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Canadians reject that they live on 'stolen' Indigenous land, although new poll reveals a generational divide
A majority of Canadians reject the idea they live on stolen Indigenous land, and the older people are, the more likely they are to say they don't, according to a new public opinion poll. Article content Among all respondents across Canada, 52 per cent said they did not live on stolen Indigenous land, with 27 per cent saying they do. The remaining 21 per cent said they didn't know or declined to answer. Article content Article content Article content Notably, there was a significant generational divide among those who answered the national opinion survey, conducted by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies and provided to Postmedia. Article content Article content More respondents in the youngest cohort, 18-to-24-year-olds, agreed they did live on stolen Indigenous land (41 per cent) than rejected the idea (37 per cent). That contrasts with those in the oldest age group of 65 years or older, who overwhelmingly said they did not live on stolen land (65 per cent) with only 15 per cent agreeing they did. Article content In between them, the remaining age groups were on an unbroken sliding scale in their answers: the older they were the more likely they were to reject the statement they lived on stolen land, and, conversely, the younger they were the more likely they were to agree that they did. Article content The sentiment rejecting the idea they live on stolen Indigenous land was a low majority regardless of the respondents' region in Canada, except for in Atlantic Canada, where most people still rejected the idea, but at a nationally low rate of 44 per cent, with 29 per cent of Atlantic respondents saying yes, they do live on stolen land. Article content Article content The type of land people live on also impacted their feelings on the issue. Article content Article content Canadians living in rural areas were the least likely to agree they live on stolen Indigenous land, with urban dwellers the most likely to agree. Article content When asked to agree or disagree with the statement 'I live on stolen Indigenous land,' 56 per cent of respondents living in a rural area said they disagree, 24 per cent said they agree, and 20 per cent said they didn't know or didn't answer. For those living in a suburban area, 50 per cent said they disagree, 29 per cent said they agree, and 21 per cent didn't give an answer. For urban dwellers, 46 per cent disagreed, 34 per cent agreed and 20 per cent didn't answer. Article content Those living in Calgary were the most vociferous in rejecting that their land is 'stolen' among the cities named in the polling data. In Calgary, 69 per cent said no, 20 per cent said yes, and 11 per cent didn't answer. Article content That differs sharply from those living in Edmonton, just 300 kilometres away in the same province, where respondents were the most amenable to the idea: 41 per cent said no, 32 per cent said yes, and 27 per cent didn't answer.
