Workers of all age groups are remaining in positions for shorter times, with youngsters and Gen-Z **staying the shortest.** Also, irrespective of the gender, younger people at the age of **16-20 barely stay for a year,** their tenures averaging around **0.8 years.** Those aged between 20-24 years stayed at an **average of 1.3 years** across the decade. Contrast this with those in the age 25-34, **who stay twice as long at 2.7**, down from 3 years in the past decade.
In short – Median tenure dropped from 4.6 to 3.9 years across the decade, with tenures of women falling the steepest from 4.5 to 3.6 years across the decade
No pension, no retirement benefits, anemic pay raises, forced to be independent contractors. First to go with downsizing or offshoring. Tenure has no value to employers or employees.
Well, job-hopping is basically the norm now. Between layoffs, better offers, and people refusing to stay in one place for decades, it’s not surprising tenure keeps dropping. Wonder how this’ll play out long-term for stuff like retirement and job security though. Wild times!
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Workers of all age groups are remaining in positions for shorter times, with youngsters and Gen-Z **staying the shortest.** Also, irrespective of the gender, younger people at the age of **16-20 barely stay for a year,** their tenures averaging around **0.8 years.** Those aged between 20-24 years stayed at an **average of 1.3 years** across the decade. Contrast this with those in the age 25-34, **who stay twice as long at 2.7**, down from 3 years in the past decade.
In short – Median tenure dropped from 4.6 to 3.9 years across the decade, with tenures of women falling the steepest from 4.5 to 3.6 years across the decade
No pension, no retirement benefits, anemic pay raises, forced to be independent contractors. First to go with downsizing or offshoring. Tenure has no value to employers or employees.
Well, job-hopping is basically the norm now. Between layoffs, better offers, and people refusing to stay in one place for decades, it’s not surprising tenure keeps dropping. Wonder how this’ll play out long-term for stuff like retirement and job security though. Wild times!
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