Would Millennials Let Go Of Their Smartphones And Work In Heavy Industry?

Abstract

“Young men do not want to work in industry; rather they prefer to work in malls or restaurants.” Through various instances where we were forced to act as the ‘discharge station’ for company owners or managers from different sectors and cities, we concluded that these words are uttered in an ever-increasing manner in Turkey. This, therefore, begs the question; is there any truth to this claim? Today, we will discuss whether the claim holds true and related, why many firms in manufacturing experience difficulties in employing people, mainly the young while the recent youth unemployment rate (for ages 15-24) announced by TUIK is 19.8 percent.