promotions for a flexible working schedule. They believe that success should be measured by productivity and not by the number of hours they are seen in an office. Millennials want to feel supported and appreciated by their company and their superiors. Millennials want more opportunities to develop their skills. These include technological skills, teamwork and interpersonal skills. Millennials believe that businesses and business leaders should contribute to the improvement of society and they are more likely to be loyal to a company with strong ethics. Recommendations Organisations and managers wanting to retain millennials should consider: monitoring their workload and satisfaction levels with their work–life balance creating a flexible work culture where employees have more control over their working hours and their work location providing meaningful work and interesting opportunities offering help and support in continuing professional development changing the organisation's goals from being mainly about profit-making to motives that address social concerns and solve wider societal problems.