According to an awareness survey conducted by the Japan Productivity Center and the Japan Economic Youth Council, more than 4% of new employees answered that they wanted to have a good life as their purpose of work, which was a record high. "Testing one's abilities" and "useful for society" continued to decline, and it can be said that the self-paced youth temperament became apparent.
The survey was conducted from March to April, targeting new employees of companies that participated in the 3 New Adult Training Village in Tokyo, and 4 people (2016 men, 1,286 women, 788 no answer by gender). ) Obtained an answer.
According to the report, the most common purpose of work was "I want to have a good life" at 41.7%, which was a record high.On the other hand, "test your strength" was the lowest ever at 12.4%, and "useful for society" was 9.3%, showing a continuing downward trend. “Economically prosperous” turned upward at 27.0%.
As for working styles, "sufficient for people" reached a record high of 58.3%, while "more than people" dropped sharply to 34.2%.Rather than working hard for the company, I felt that I wanted to do my best while valuing my personal life.
Regarding the posts that want to be promoted, 24.1% of males are "managers" and 22.3% of females are "professionals".The number of presidents dropped sharply to 15.9% for men and 2.8% for women. “I don't want to get a job title” and “I don't care” increased for both men and women, reaching 20.0% overall.
Regarding whether to focus on work or private life, "work-centered" was 8.6%, while "private life-centered" was 11.0%. Although 80.3% of the respondents answered "compatibility", it seems that their consciousness tends to be more toward their private life.
When asked what to do if they were ordered to work overtime when they had a date appointment, 76.9% chose a job, but dating also reached 22.6%, 2015 points higher than the 3.6 survey.
reference:[Japan Productivity Center] 28 New Employee "Awareness of Working" Survey Results
