Less $$$ for More Green...Gen Y & Jobs

Karen Lopez - listmistress@Infoadvisors.com — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:48:51 GMT

Adecco Group North America commissioned a Harris Interactive survey about how Boomers and Gen Y workers would set their salary requirements for environmentally friendly companies.

Moreover, firms that adopt strong green policies could find that it saves them money when looking to recruit younger staff.
Almost a third of respondents said that they would be willing to sacrifice a portion of their salary to work for an environmentally friendly firm with Generation Y workers saying they would sacrifice, on average, 6.2 per cent of their wages. In contrast, environmentally conscious baby boomers would be willing to sacrifice just 2.5 per cent.

Of course, saying that you would take less money and actually signing for less money could be two different things. But the survey does show me that there is yet another difference between Boomers an Gen Yers.

Generations in the Workplace

Less $$$ for More Green...Gen Y & Jobs