Young Employees Are Increasingly Struggling at Work, While Older Workers Fare Better
Disgruntled employees cost US companies an estimated $1.9 trillion in lost productivity.
A new report from Gallup shows a growing divide between younger and older workers.
Photographer: Jason Alden/BloombergYounger employees are reporting more struggles at work while older colleagues are doing better, according to a recent study.
Only 31% of workers younger than 35 said they were thriving at work last year, according to a new annual report on the global workforce from Gallup Inc. That’s down from 35% the previous year, the data show. In contrast, 36% of workers 35 and older said they’re thriving, an increase of 1 percentage point from the previous year. The 5 percentage-point gap between the age groups is the biggest since at least 2009.