The third question in the survey aims to<br>clarify the factors that motivate or would<br>motivate respondents to work hard. The<br>surveyed Bulgarian officials just like their<br>peers from USA and Western Europe<br>believe in hierarchy and work their way<br>up the ladder (see figure3) - 75% of them<br>are motivated by the opportunity for career<br>development, and 71 percent expect from<br>their employers recognition of the efforts<br>they put into their work and the results.<br>They value their time in the office and<br>do not welcome many ideas for flexibility<br>in the workplace or trends of balancing<br>personal and professional life - only 25% of<br>respondents indicated balance work - life as<br>a factor that motivates them to work harder.<br>It is well known that the European workforce<br>is increasingly aging. The participation of<br>older workers in the process of lifelong<br>learning is one of constant targets in Europe.<br>Although employees from the Baby Boomers<br>generation are approaching retirement, still<br>a large part of the surveyed respondents<br>(71%) confirm that the opportunity for training<br>and development motivate them for better<br>performance in the workplace. This indicates<br>that employers should not neglect their older<br>employees when organizing training courses<br>for their employees.<br>The experience of older workers can be<br>used to train the younger. The transfer of<br>expertise does not necessarily take place<br>only in this direction, because the new<br>generations also have much to teach their<br>older colleagues, especially in the field of new<br>technologies. Surveyed Bulgarian employers<br>should encourage intergenerational training<br>in the organization including mentoring<br>and coaching and provide an opportunity to<br>exchange knowledge within the organization.<br>The survey results show that older<br>workers prefer ethical, socially responsible<br>and tolerant employers (63%). This is<br>probably due to the fact that the socially<br>responsible employer cares about their<br>employees and older workers need more<br>perks such as reduced working hours, the<br>possibility of having longer holidays etc.<br>An interesting fact is that respondents<br>representing the Baby Boomers rank higher<br>wages at a lower position as a motivating<br>factor - only 25% of them have indicated that<br>higher wage motivates them to work harder.<br>This is contrary to the characteristics of<br>the people of their generation, summarized<br>and studied by American and Western<br>European scientists and researchers which<br>were outlined in paragraph 4 . According<br>to the author of the article the difference<br>may be due to the fact that in the Bulgarian<br>economic environment older employees are<br>afraid of losing their jobs since then many<br>of them would hardly find a job. Therefore,<br>it is more important for them to stay with<br>the organization than to receive higher<br>remuneration.<br>Unlike their predecessors respondents<br>from Generation X attach great importance<br>to work-life balance - 67% of them indicated<br>that this balance is a factor that motivates<br>them to work hard. (See Figure 4).<br>The represent
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