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October 4, 2022

Why are Europe’s young techies dissatisfied with their jobs?

A new report reveals that young people are unhappy with their tech jobs — and some are wanting out


Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash

Since Google, Apple and Facebook made their mark on the world, working in dynamic, fast-growing tech has seemed to be every young person’s dream. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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