THE SILENT WEIGHT OF BENEFITS: GENERATIONAL AND GENDER DIMENSIONS OF WORKPLACE SATISFACTION

The study focuses on examining differences in respondents’ attitudes toward satisfaction with employee benefits based on their generational affiliation and gender. The aim was to explore the relationship between generational affiliation, gender, and respondents’ attitudes toward satisfaction with employee benefits provided by their employers. The research was conducted in the form of a quantitative questionnaire, involving 203 employed respondents belonging to Generations X, Y, and Z. The data were analyzed using statistical methods, with the Chi-square test and Cramer’s V applied to verify the statistical significance of the differences. The results showed that generational affiliation has a statistically significant influence on attitudes toward benefits – Generation Y expressed the highest level of satisfaction, while Generation X was considerably more critical. In the case of gender, statistical significance was close to the conventional threshold; however, the identified differences (higher satisfaction among men compared to women) were evaluated as analytically relevant. The findings suggest that both generational and gender factors may influence the perception of benefits and should therefore be taken into account when designing effective and inclusive employee benefit policies. The study also offers recommendations for further research, which should reflect a broader sectoral context and combine quantitative and qualitative approaches.