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Crosswind Factors C35
Employee Engagement by Generation
We hypothesized that if differing generational views about engage-
ment and loyalty are as real as we think they are, they would show up
in the survey data. Our analysis produced a clear conclusion:
:
Overall employee engagement levels differ by age group
and trend toward older employees being more engaged. Of
all employee age groups, Traditionalists generally report the
highest levels of employee engagement, followed by Boom-
ers, then Gen Xers, then Millennials.
Figure 2.6 represents our findings related to employee engagement
by age. Although the youngest of employees (less than 25 years of
age) report higher levels of engagement, the trend otherwise shows
employees becoming more engaged as they age.
Figure 2.6
The data suggest that younger generations are more likely to say:
“I’m not really crazy about the job I’m currently in, and if I don’t find some-
thing that fits my career plans, I’m going to get my résumé updated and see
what else is out there.” Younger employees, as a rule, don’t appear to
