While Millennial and Gen Z workers appear to have a consistent stream of articles and studies published about them, Generation X employees seem to have been slightly neglected in recent years. Nevertheless, those born between 1965 and 1980 make up 33% of the workforce in the U.S. and hold over 50% of all leadership roles.
To gain insight into their unique perspective, Zety, a leading career service, surveyed over 850 Gen X workers about their characteristics in the workplace, values, expectations, professional priorities, top skills, and more.
Here are some of the key findings:
- Gen Xers chose communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving as their top professional skills.
- 82% of respondents believed Generation X had a better work ethic than Generation Z.
- 76% claimed they would consider leaving their employer over a clash of values in society’s pressing issues (e.g., racial justice, gender equality).
- In the workplace, 35% (40% females vs. 30% males) valued job security the most.
- 84% would pick job satisfaction over job prestige. Also, for a full 71%, doing meaningful work was more important than earning a lot of money.
- Almost 9 in 10 (86%) claimed that a sense of purpose was essential to them in work life.
- 79% agreed that in the pop culture clash of generations, Gen X was the forgotten generation.
“Having a strong work ethic, moral compass, and heads full of innovative ideas, Gen Xers are a workplace treasure chest. At the same time, they work to live, not live to work.” said Jacques Buffett, Career Expert at Zety.
To view the full report with more information, please visit https://zety.com/blog/
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