Contacting your millennial worker with an out-of-work hours demand would cause a quarter to quit, the recruitment platform Reed warns. — Getty Images/The New York Times
Reed’s research revealed that over 60% of 35- to 44-year-olds in the UK would consider quitting over being asked to work on weekends.
In comparison, one too many weekend calls from the boss would trigger over half of workers earning between £80,000 to £99,999 annually to consider handing in their resignation letter.Nobody likes to work on their time off, but for those in CEO roles, it’s often part of the parcel.“If I switch off, I’m basically not pursuing my goals,” Jonathan Recanati said. “But if you enjoy doing it, it doesn’t feel like work.
“I would hate to miss something, to not be aware of something or to be tone deaf, you know? So that’s why I’m somebody who likes to be active and actively communicate because I feel like that feeds me with information.” But it might come back to bite them: Pushing back on completing a 90-minute test post-interview cost one Gen Z job seeker the gig they had applied for.