Disliking your job is wildly common. But according to new research, feelings about work vary greatly from generation to generation. And when it comes to being the least content with their chosen profession, members of one age group stand out from the rest as the most unhappy.

The newly released findings come from the AI-based résumé-building company KickResume, which asked more than 1,000 anonymous respondents how they feel about their jobs. The survey found that, while not everyone is thrilled about their career, most people fall somewhere between loving it and hating it.

The largest portion of workers (38%) feel fairly neutral about their jobs. It’s not exactly a flex, but it’s better than actively disliking it, which 15% do. Another 12% say they hate their jobs. 

Meanwhile, 19% say they like their jobs and 16% say they love them.

Generationally speaking, the survey found some major variations. That’s because one generation was the clear winner when it came to being the most unhappy at work, which was true across categories. 

Stereotypes have always abounded about the youngest generation being lazy and anti-work, so it could be easy to assume Gen Z is the most unhappy. But the least happy in this survey? That was Gen X: 34% of those ages 46 to 61 said they dislike their jobs, compared with 26% of millennials and just 22% of Gen Zers. Likewise, 53% of Gen Xers said they would quit if they didn’t have to work, compared with 46% of millennials and 36% of Gen Zers.

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