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说到吸引年轻员工，很多公司首先想到新工具、自由时间或居家办公。但美国人力资源管理协会（SHRM）和富达投资10月22日发布的报告给出了更朴素的答案：18至26岁的员工最想要的，和大多数员工一样，是公平的对待和一份稳定的工作。报告基于2026年春季的两项调查：一项调查了1,510名美国员工（其中1,005人为18至26岁），另一项调查了1,010名总监及以上级别的人力资源负责人，数据未经加权，只能说明受访群体的情况。最明显的差距在于工作稳定：85%的年轻员工认为它重要，而人力资源负责人中只有27%认为年轻员工看重它。生活成本和住房价格是重要原因；年轻员工对AI也更谨慎，而且只有17%偏好完全远程办公。文章按“常见看法—数据—原因—重新理解”展开，阅读时可留意 but、in other words、in fact 等词如何引出对比和解释。

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When companies try to attract young staff, they may think first about new tools, free time or working from home. A new report from SHRM, an American organization for human resources (HR) workers, and the financial company Fidelity Investments suggests that many employers are missing something simpler. Workers aged 18 to 26 want what most workers want: fair treatment and a safe job.

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公司在想办法吸引年轻员工时，首先想到的可能是新工具、自由时间或居家办公。美国人力资源从业者组织 SHRM 与金融公司富达投资发布的一份新报告表明，许多雇主忽略了更简单的东西。18至26岁的员工想要的，和大多数员工一样：公平的对待和一份稳定的工作。

The report, released on October 22, is based on two surveys carried out in spring 2026. One asked 1,510 American workers, including 1,005 aged 18 to 26 and 505 older workers. The other asked 1,010 HR leaders at director level or above. Because the data was not weighted, the results describe these groups of people rather than every worker in the country.

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这份报告于10月22日发布，依据的是2026年春季进行的两项调查。一项调查了1,510名美国员工，其中1,005人为18至26岁，505人年龄更大。另一项调查了1,010名总监及以上级别的人力资源负责人。由于数据没有经过加权，结果描述的是这些受访群体，而不是全国所有员工。

The clearest gap was about job security. Among younger workers, 85 percent said it was important to them. But when HR leaders judged how much young workers cared about it, only 27 percent rated it as important. In other words, many of the people who plan pay, training and benefits may be misreading what young staff need.

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最明显的差距在于工作稳定。在年轻员工中，85%表示工作稳定对他们很重要。但当人力资源负责人判断年轻员工有多在意这一点时，只有27%认为它重要。换句话说，许多负责规划薪酬、培训和福利的人，可能误解了年轻员工的需要。

Money seems to explain much of this concern. Seventy percent of younger workers named the cost of living as a current challenge, and only 39 percent felt highly confident that they could become financially stable. When asked why they wanted higher pay, 75 percent pointed mainly to living costs, and 71 percent mentioned the price of housing.

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金钱似乎在很大程度上解释了这种担忧。70%的年轻员工把生活成本列为当前面临的挑战，只有39%对自己能实现财务稳定非常有信心。被问到为什么想要更高的工资时，75%主要归因于生活开销，71%提到了住房价格。

The survey also found that young workers are more careful about artificial intelligence (AI) than employers may expect. About 61 percent described themselves as people who avoid AI or use it only a little at work, and only 49 percent said they were willing to use it in daily tasks. Their choices about where to work may also surprise some managers. Just 17 percent preferred fully remote work, while 42 percent wanted to work in person and 41 percent wanted a mix of both.

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调查还发现，年轻员工对人工智能（AI）比雇主可能预想的更谨慎。约61%的人称自己在工作中回避AI或很少使用AI，只有49%表示愿意在日常任务中使用它。他们对工作地点的选择也可能让一些管理者感到意外：只有17%偏好完全远程办公，42%希望到岗办公，41%希望两者结合。

In fact, the top priorities of younger workers were close to those of their older colleagues. They wanted a fair and respectful workplace (86 percent), job security (85 percent), a balance between work and life (80 percent), a good relationship with their managers (80 percent) and clear job duties (77 percent). The report suggests that employers should offer more help with saving money and managing debt, give practical AI training, and ask workers directly what they value.

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事实上，年轻员工最看重的事项与年长同事很接近。他们希望有公平且相互尊重的工作环境（86%）、工作稳定（85%）、工作与生活的平衡（80%）、与经理的良好关系（80%）以及清晰的工作职责（77%）。报告建议雇主在储蓄和债务管理方面提供更多帮助，开展实用的AI培训，并直接询问员工看重什么。

新闻来源

• SHRM · New SHRM–Fidelity Investments Research Finds Younger Workers Want Security — Yet HR Leaders May Be Misreading Their Priorities (22 Oct 2026)
• SHRM · Shaping the Modern Workplace Research Series: Today’s Younger Workers (22 Oct 2026)

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