The future is in the hands of young people, and their mentality is evolving by leaps and bounds. One of the aspects in which this change can be seen is in their active attitude when it comes to facing the world of work. If a year ago 39% of young people were willing to change jobs after two years, this year the percentage has risen to 55%, according to the 'Global Millennials 2019 Survey' prepared by Deloitte.
A transformation that is taken into account by companies, which increasingly value the opinions of this generation. A change of attitude that has also occurred in the opposite direction, as more and more Spanish millennials have a positive impression of companies. Specifically, 61% of those surveyed acknowledge a positive perception of companies, a figure that contrasts with the fact that only 37% of those surveyed globally believe that business leaders have a positive impact on the society in which they operate and 26% also state that they do not trust them to improve society.
Policy concerns
Politics remains the issue of most concern to those under 35. 45% of global respondents do not trust their political leaders, and seven out of ten say they put their personal interests before those of the people they represent.
Nor do young people have much confidence in the country's economic situation, with only 15% of those surveyed believing that it will improve over the next year.
As for employment, the majority of the more than 13,400 respondents believe that constant changes in technologies will make it increasingly difficult to change jobs. What's more, 85% of Spaniards welcome temporary jobs.
On the other hand, both in Spain and in the rest of the world, the main concerns of young people coincide. In Spain, unemployment and corruption are the issues that most concern this generation (66%).
Climate change
In the rest of the world there seems to be a greater awareness of the environment, as climate change is the first personal concern, while in Spain it falls to third position (25% of respondents).
A common factor that all respondents have in common is their concern about security. Terrorism, data protection, sexual harassment appear as negative aspects in the surveys. Terrorism has always been a global concern. Sexual harassment has been growing in recent years with the numerous cases that have been made public both in Spain and in Europe. But the insecurity that young people have about their personal data, being swindled on the Internet or other concerns related to new technologies is new with respect to surveys carried out in other years.
Finally, and following on from the above, social networks and new technologies seem to be for a large number of young people an untouchable part of their lives rather than a concern. They show great dependence on social networks, internet, cell phones, since 41% would suffer from anxiety if they were two or more days without being in contact with their social networks.
On the other hand, 59% says they would be happier without these technologies. While 62% believe that they actually cause a negative rather than a positive effect and 49% would like to stop using social networks altogether.
