As usual, it’s the younger set that is demanding more challenging tasks.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Untapped Potential: Although American workers consider themselves to be
innovative thinkers, many complain they don’t get much opportunity to develop
their creative potential on the job. In a study released by the Fairfax County
Economic Development Authority in Virginia, 88 percent of people consider
themselves to be creative, but less than two-thirds (63 percent) occupy jobs
that stimulate their creativity. Perhaps more alarmingly, nearly 40 percent of
people between 18 and 34 say they would gladly swap their current job for one
that offered an opportunity to apply their creative talents. Nearly one in five
would accept less pay at another job in exchange for being able to do more
interesting work.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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