2022 Work Trend Index: Annual Report And many employees are looking beyond Key Takeaway their “day job” for creative opportunities. Fully Meeting these new employee 70% of Gen Z and 67% of Millennials say they are considering earning additional income via expectations will require a a side project or business in the next year. For mindset shift that considers leaders, this is creating new challenges—not the experience of the past just in attracting and retaining top talent, but in engaging current employees who two years. Employees’ “worth increasingly define and design their careers it” equation has changed— around creative pursuits. and there’s no going back. In all, there’s no erasing the lived The best leaders will create experience—and lasting impact—of the past a culture that embraces two years. A few months of remote work could flexibility and prioritizes have been a blip, but 24 months in, people have proved you can be a great employee and employee wellbeing— have a life. Now, flexibility and wellbeing are understanding that this is a non-negotiables that companies can’t afford competitive advantage to to ignore. build a thriving organization and drive long-term growth.