Like a Boss

Be careful bosses.

Millennials are coming after you.

In a new survey from temp staffing firm Accountemps, 56% of workers ages 18 to 34 say they want their boss's job. That trumps 34% of workers ages 35 to 55 and a mere 13% of workers 55 and older.

Then there's this: Nearly one-fourth, 24%, of workers ages 18 to 34 say they would feel happy if their boss left the company. That falls to 20% for workers ages 35 to 55 and 7% for workers 55 and older. (It's not a complete mutiny: 10% of the youngest workers in the survey say if their boss left they would be disappointed and consider leaving, too.)

More than one-third of the respondents in all age groups, 37%, say they wish their boss were better at communicating.

The list of “I wish my boss was better at” also includes:
recognizing my accomplishments, at 31%;
helping me progress in my career, 25%;
listening, 25%;
standing up for me in difficult situations, 24%; and
promoting work-life balance, 22%;

But while some employees have low boss satisfaction, at least they aren't blind: The leading response to the question “What is the primary reason you wouldn't want your bosses job,” at 45%, is “I don't want the added responsibility, stress, hours and workload.”