This survey details the responses of people as to how they define or derive "meaning" from their work across three different generations. 77% of respondents aged 19-30 listed the ability to excel or develop in their field as the most important factor.
How do you define or derive "meaning" from your work?
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Kelly Services. (April 17, 2012). How do you define or derive "meaning" from your work? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/224492/employee-opinions-by-generation-on-the-meaning-of-work/
Kelly Services. "How do you define or derive "meaning" from your work?." Chart. April 17, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224492/employee-opinions-by-generation-on-the-meaning-of-work/
Kelly Services. (2012). How do you define or derive "meaning" from your work?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224492/employee-opinions-by-generation-on-the-meaning-of-work/
Kelly Services. "How Do You Define or Derive "Meaning" from Your Work?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224492/employee-opinions-by-generation-on-the-meaning-of-work/
Kelly Services, How do you define or derive "meaning" from your work? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224492/employee-opinions-by-generation-on-the-meaning-of-work/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
How do you define or derive "meaning" from your work? [Graph], Kelly Services, April 17, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/224492/employee-opinions-by-generation-on-the-meaning-of-work/