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Is salary the biggest driving factor for career choices?
One important point to be noted from the survey is that for a large number of the respondents, family was a major factor in any decisions they took, with 54% needing more free time to engage with their family.
HR consulting firm, Randstad, did a survey in India on workplace flexibility. It was about things they prefer and they don’t, and what they would like their firms to provide them with.
According to the survey, an astonishing 53% of the 7500 respondents said they would prefer to telecommute rather than working from the office everyday; which the other 47%were more than happy to do. Of the respondents who vouched for the former, 52% were men and 54%were women and most of them were aged 45 years or over.
The report also shows that, although a large 58% of the respondents were happy with their job and work schedule, there were a good 36% willing to work more hours for a better pay and a lowly 3% who were happy to work more for the same salary.
It can also been from the report that even though 50% of the people were happy with a standard hours work week, there were a 37% of the sample who wanted variable hours every workday. There were still another 8% who were willing to work for longer days if they could get shorter weeks.
It can be noted from the report that salary seems to be the main driving factor for people’s career choices. It seems to dictate the amount of hours they work and how flexible they are to working shifts. It is no surprise that 78% of the respondents were willing to work harder for a longer hours if they are promised a higher pay. Promotion and personal development too had a hand in people’s choices, with 55% percent pointing to the former as a major factor in their decisions while there were 42% who seemed to consider personal development as the most important factor that drives their decisions. Promotion was a driving factor for the crowd who belonged to the age group of 45 and upwards. The younger generation seemed to prefer higher pay along with their personal development.
One important point to be noted from the survey is that for a large number of the respondents, family was a major factor in any decisions they took, with 54% needing more free time to engage with their family.
Source:Techgig
