Generation Z in Spain who no longer wants to work in a company. His dream is to be a civil servant and these are his reasons

There are many studies that suggest that Spanish youth, in many cases, Go from aspiring to developing a professional career in a private company or as a freelancer and she feels very attracted to getting an opposition and being civil servants.

For example, a Funcas survey from the summer of last 2023 showed that only 13% recommend that a young person be a businessman or businesswoman andhalf of the population from Spain I would recommend young people to work for the Public Administration; and in April of last year we also saw that six out of ten Spaniards would prefer to be civil servants to have a permanent contract in a company or have your own business, according to a survey on employment choice made by Opositatest.

In Reddit youth has also opened this melon. Someone asks: I would like to know if in the generation that is between 18 and 23 years old there are many people who have the specific objective of getting a job as a state employee and ask what the motivations are for this. And question the motivations behind whether it is because they want to “really serve or do useful work and something that you like” or if it is rather because you have a permanent position, 14 payments and a guaranteed retirement.

On the other hand, according to a recent survey carried out by España Mejoralmost 50% of young Spaniards want to work for the State. However, other studies disagree. Preply has concluded that he 61.1% of young Spaniards want to work on their own and many see this as a more flexible model. 38.8% would choose to work as an employee for a company and take competitive exams and becoming a civil servant is the aspiration of 10.5% of those surveyed.

Motivations to be civil servants, according to young people

In the query made on the Reddit forum there is someone who explains that at that age “I didn’t want to or even consider being one, but now, with several years of experience in the labor market, It’s starting to seem like the only reasonable option for the future.“.

Another person says that the answer is obvious: stability (job for life), ease when it comes to loans/mortgages, zero problems with pay/vacations and more money than in the free market. At the same time, many remember that in the public sector You can earn less money than in the private sector, in many sectors, but, on the other hand, there is stability and a security.

As a result of this, we have already seen studies that They may be closely related: there is research that indicates because the youth has less interest in a big salary and prefers working conditions that allow them to develop personally; and? They expect much more from their employers.

In this context, we have to The Spanish public administration may be the one who offers these possibilities. More at this time when there will be a large number of people retiring and the government of Spain has opened historic calls to take part in different professions (including the technology sector).

Conviction of public education and health

One of the women who speaks in the aforementioned Reddit forum is a young Spanish woman who remembers that at 22 years old she does not see that it is because of the cliché of becoming a civil servant “doing nothing and getting paid”, since, she affirms, “we all know that in most cases that is not true. He explains that in his environment, The only people who want to work for the state “are those who study to be teachers or something in healthcare, they do it by vocation, although it is true that being a civil servant can help to have stability and security.

She is studying to work in the health sector and says that she would like to work for public health. “Not for the money, because I would earn less, nor to have civil servant benefits, but because I really believe in their work and its importance. There are quite a few young people in my environment who believe that everything public should be reinforced“and adds that “we are in an increasingly individualistic and liberalist society, many prefer to earn more money in the private sector.”

For its part, the aforementioned Funcas study, which indicates that many people would recommend that youth enter the public sector, concludes that “this widespread recommendation to join the public service could be interpreted against the background of a world that, especially since the beginning of this decade, is perceived as increasingly uncertain.

While, The public service provides stability in an area as important as work; and also offers, in general, shorter work days, which makes them more compatible with other tasks and with an increasing value, the provision of more free time.

You have to remember a recent Deloitte study showing how Young people want their work not to be the center of their life, They want work spaces that do not absorb them so they can develop their personal concerns.spend more time with family or friends, enjoy your leisure and prioritize mental health.

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