Money not top priority for youth

MONEY is not the number one motivation for young employees as they make their mark on the workforce.

Money not top priority for youth

They may not be able to afford to buy their own home, but a survey suggests only 6% of “generation Y” employees (aged between 17 and 25) think money is the most important part of their job.

By contrast, 58% just want to be happy in their job — in common with their “generation X” elders, their older colleagues who were born between 1965 and 1982. A mere 3% of the X crowd felt that money was the main priority of employment, with 60% putting job happiness at the top of the list.

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