YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

Employment and entrepreneurship  135 Figure 3.11: The importance of specific characteristics of work among young people. 5.00 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 Job security. Good earnings. That you can help others as part of your work. That you can express your potential through your work. That the work is beneficial for society. Plenty of opportunities for promotion. That the work has a clear goal. Interesting work. That you can work autonomously. That you can socialise, talk with colleagues. That you are able to schedule your own work during the day and the week. 2010 2020 4.21 4.15 4.05 4.45 4.23 3.91 3.86 3.68 3.92 4.22 4.18 Sources: Mladina 2010, Mladina 2020. The data show that what matters most to Slovenian young people at work is that their job is interesting, that they are autonomous, that their work has a clear goal, and that their job is secure. Comparing data from 2010 and 2020, job security has dropped from third to fourth place, but it should be pointed out that the value itself has not changed significant- ly (2010: 4,27, 2020: 4,21). What matters most to Slovenian young people at work is that their job is interesting, that they are autonomous, that their work has a clear goal, and that their job is secure. In this respect, a shift can be identified (comparing to the year 2010) in the direction of a “post-materialist” value orientation among Slovenian young people.