Do you fit in this category?
Zane one of my boss' wrote this article.
There were roughly 73 million millennials born between
1980 and 1996. So why is this important to
the Triton family? Not only does it account for
more than half of our residents, it also makes up a
lot of our family. It is important for us to understand
what they/we want and need. First, here are a
few interesting facts.
Millennials want to have high levels of well-being,
which means more than being physically fit. Yes,
millennials want to be healthy, but they want a purposeful
life, active community, social ties, and financial
stability. Regarding financial stability,
millennials want to be able to spend money on what
they want and not on what they need.
Millennials have low employee and customer engagement
and are the most politically independent
generation. 71% use the internet as their primary
news source. They are highly connected to the
world around them. 91% of millennials own smart
phones. Millennials hyper-connectedness has
helped them gain a unique global perspective and
has transformed the way they interact, consume
content, browse, buy, and work.
Millennials see work and life as closely intertwined.
Because of this, millennials want to have
a different relationship with their managers.
They want their manager to care about them as
an employee and a person. 62% of millennials
who feel they can talk to their manager about
non-work issues plan to be with their current organization
one year from now.
Millennials are idealistic and largely optimistic.
They believe that work should be worthwhile and
have meaning. They want to learn and grow.
Millennials want to understand how they fit in
with their jobs, teams and companies. They look
for work that fuels their sense of purpose and
makes them feel important. 71% of millennials
who strongly agree that they know what their organization
stands for and what makes it different
from its competitors say they plan to be with
their company for at least one year.
With all these things in mind, the Triton family
culture is working daily to make Triton communities
and our work place, a place of reward, fun,
success, and satisfaction. If we do it correctly, continually,
and with purpose, it will benefit the millennials
and all generations that are part of our
families and communities.
Next time we discuss what millennials want from
their apartment homes and communities, and what
Triton is doing to make sure we address those
needs.
This was really interesting. Tell me what you think!
