{"id":2945,"date":"2016-11-17T11:30:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T19:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=2945"},"modified":"2016-11-17T11:30:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T19:30:44","slug":"small-business-technology-meeting-needs-millennial-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/small-business-technology-meeting-needs-millennial-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your small business technology meeting the needs of the millennial worker?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Say what you want about millennials, there seems to be no debate that they are having an impact on the workplace. A Gallup study, \u201cWhat Millennials Want From Work and Life,\u201d<\/a> finds that like most generations, millennials want a life \u201cwell lived\u201d with 30+ hours a week of work and regular paychecks. But that doesn\u2019t mean that they accept the status quo. Millennials want flexibility that permits a better work\/life balance; they want employers to invest in their development; and they want to work for companies that advance change for the better.<\/p>\n

Considering that more than one-in-three American workers is a millennial, according to the Pew Research Cente<\/a>r<\/a>; this generation representing those 18 to 34 is proving to be a force for small businesses to reckon with. Regarding work options, for example, a Plantronics survey found that 64% of small business leaders said offering flexible, mobile and remote work options has assisted them in hiring or retaining key employees.<\/p>\n

When it comes to technology, this is the generation regarded as the most digitally connected. So it should be no surprise that millennials have specific expectations about the use of technology in the workplace. A study of millennials from 75 countries entitled \u201cMillennials at Work: Reshaping the Workplace,\u201d<\/a> commissioned by PwC found that:<\/p>\n