Volunteer Work Experience: Can It Help Millennials to Find Meaning and Interest in their Work and to Negotiate their Role Within the Workplace?

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  • Wendy A. Campione Northern Arizona University

Keywords:

Leadership, Ethics, Volunteer Work Experience

Abstract

Surveys show Millennials initially satisfied with their new jobs but also that they leave on average within the first 3 years. The contention of this paper is that Millennials fail to find meaning and interest in their work and to successfully navigate their workplace; volunteer work experience can change this. Findings show volunteer work experience significantly enhances Millennial job satisfaction. Based upon this, separate analyses compare volunteer Millennial with non-volunteer Millennial job satisfaction. Findings show significantly different reactions of volunteer and non-volunteer Millennials to pay, establishment size, unions, co-workers support; no differences with respect to extreme hours worked and irregular schedules.

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Published

2016-11-01

How to Cite

Campione, W. A. (2016). Volunteer Work Experience: Can It Help Millennials to Find Meaning and Interest in their Work and to Negotiate their Role Within the Workplace?. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 13(3). Retrieved from https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JLAE/article/view/1904

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