For the 8th consecutive year, Bordeaux tops the list of cities where the French would most like to work. A ranking carried out by the audit firm Great Place to Work.
According to this ranking, “cthis year again, the South of France is acclaimed, for quality of life and dynamism economic from Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence and Toulouse, placing Paris at the fourth position of ranking.” Unlike in other years, however, the demands of newcomers are getting tougher.
Covid, an accelerator of change
If the reasons for an ever-increasing enthusiasm for Bordeaux are not surprising, the covid crisis has of course encouraged the process. The various phases of containment have supported the attractiveness of the province, and in particular the southwest. The Great Place to Work study explains, “lhe democratization of teleworking, accelerated by the health crisis, has led many French people to question, during confinements successive, their expectations with respect to their work-life balance. Many of them have decide to jumpis the not and move away from their workplace, putting their company in front of a fait accompli.”
However, the audit continues, “this preference for those willregional comes with new expectations: the French want be able to benefit from the same quality of life at work where that they are in France.“
Bordeaux at the top of the list
Environment, climate, good life… Bordeaux continues to attract the greatest number of people, just 2 hours from Paris, or even Toulouse.
“Praised by 1 in 4 respondents, the city of Bordeaux retains the 1time place of Awards cities where it is good to work for the eighth consecutive year. It is followed by Aix-en-Provence which gains a place, then Toulouse. Paris arrives in fourth place in the ranking, just ahead of Lyon and Montpellier”Continues the audit.
The arguments advanced by Great Place to Work? “Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Prefecture of New Aquitaine not only appeals to the quality of life offered to its inhabitants, between the sea and the mountains, but also through its strong economic dynamism. The “Sleeping Beauty” also wins the hearts of millennials, occupying second place among the under-35s, just behind Paris which continues to dominate the rankings. Lyon completed the podium, followed closely by Toulouse, Aix-en-Provence and Nice.
In a segment of life where mobility is the order of the day, those under 35 say they attach more importance than the average working person to economic dynamism and job opportunities, as well as to transport infrastructure and accessibility. place of residence. The cultural offer, the environment, the climate also remain factors of attractiveness of the cities in which it is good to work for this generation.“
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