Well-being, salary, frustration... How young people judge work
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Despite a gap between high expectations and a reality that can sometimes be a source of frustration, young French people make their employment a condition of their personal well-being, shows a study by the Montaigne Institute.
Contrary to some prejudices, young people are not lazy. The Montaigne Institute demonstrated this in a study published last month, entitled "Young People and Work: Aspirations and Disillusionments of 16-30 Year Olds." It reveals that, contrary to some popular beliefs, there is no " quiet quitting " among them - an expression in English referring to the work-to-rule strike, of which the younger generation is often accused.
On the contrary, the study shows that the latter has a taste for effort. "Young people do not reject work at all," says Olivier Galland, professor emeritus at the CNRS and co-author of the study alongside Yann Algan , professor of economics at HEC, and Marc Lazar , professor emeritus of history and political sociology at Sciences Po Paris.
And for good reason: when young workers are asked if they would stop working if they had the means, 80% say no, they would continue. "This is a clear sign that work...
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