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title: "Research paper: what motivates Millennials at work?"
description: Millennials or Gen Y, are motivated to stay with their employer, by the level to which they are fulfilled in their job, rather than levels of pay.
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# [Research paper: what motivates Millennials at work?](https://insights.iopenerinstitute.com/insights/research-paper-motivates-millennials-work)

 Written by [iOpenerInstitute](https://insights.iopenerinstitute.com/insights/author/iopenerinstitute) | Apr 21, 2016 8:44:11 AM

Millennials or Gen Y, the digital cohort born after the early 1980s, are motivated to stay with their employer, and to actively recommend their organization to friends, by the level to which they are fulfilled in their job, rather than levels of pay.

Based on our research into The Science of Happiness at Work™, here’s [our full report](https://insights.iopenerinstitute.com/hubfs/PDFs/iOpener-Institute-Gen-Y-Report.pdf) into what makes millennials tick.

[View full post](https://insights.iopenerinstitute.com/insights/research-paper-motivates-millennials-work)

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