Striving for balance,
advocating for change
THE DELOIT TE GLOBA L 2022 GEN Z & MILLENNIAL SURVE YReconciling desire for change with the challenges
and complexities of everyday life
Marking its 11th annual edition, Deloitte’s 2022 Gen Z and Millennial Survey
connected with respondents around the globe to gauge their views about work
and the world around them. The survey, fielded between November 2021 and
January 2022, and the subsequent qualitative interviews, held in April 2022, found
Gen Zs and millennials navigating a very uncertain time.
They feel burned out, but many are taking on second jobs, while pushing for more
purposeful—and more flexible—work. They press their employers to tackle
climate change, particularly when it comes to efforts they can get directly involved
in, but businesses may still be missing opportunities to drive deeper and broader
climate action. They have inspired organizations to take action to address
workplace mental health, but they are not always comfortable talking about these
issues or taking advantage of the resources available.
When Deloitte fielded last year’s survey, the world was in the midst of the seco