"Executive Promotion? No Interest" Half of MZ Generation Says... "It's a Burden"

Highest Response Rate for 'Burden of Being in a Responsible Position'

More than half of MZ generation (born early 1980s to early 2000s) office workers have no intention of being promoted to executive positions during their company life.

On the 12th, job platform JobKorea announced that a recent survey of 1,114 MZ generation office workers found that 54.8% of respondents answered that they have 'no intention of being promoted to executive positions' regarding their goals in company life.

The most common reason for not wanting to be promoted to an executive position was 'the burden of being in a position with responsibility' (43.6%). This was followed by 'promotion to executive seems realistically difficult' (20.0%), 'executives likely cannot maintain work-life balance (WLB)' (13.3%), 'no desire to be an executive' (11.1%), and 'do not want to work at the company for a long time' (9.8%).

When asked about their thoughts on promotion, 50.8% said 'it is enough to be promoted at a similar pace as others,' accounting for more than half. In contrast, 27.3% responded that they 'want to be promoted quickly.' This was followed by 'not very interested in promotion' (19.5%) and 'do not want to be promoted' (3.3%).

Regarding workload, many answered 'working as much as others is sufficient' (55.5%), and regarding the length of company service, 'working as long as others is sufficient' (46.5%) was the most common response.

Regarding satisfaction with their current workplace, more respondents expressed dissatisfaction with answers such as 'not very satisfied' (42.8%) and 'not satisfied at all' (9.7%) than those who answered 'satisfied enough' (41.4%) and 'very satisfied' (6.1%).

Additionally, 47.0% of respondents said they are 'preparing to change jobs if given the opportunity,' and 26.2% said they are 'actively seeking new employment for a job change.'