Honestly, I'm not too surprised by the results of the study. For me personally, my top 3 motivators to work for a specific company would be, in no particular order, working with great people, having exciting and challenging work, and be recognized/valued & respected. As adults, given that we don't have WFH, we're going to be near our coworkers for a vast majority of our day. It would be horrible to come into work and dislike the people around you. Working with people who don't help you become a better person or are friendly could impact your own performance, as for example, I wouldn't want to come into such a place. Having exciting and challenging work is also important for me because I personally need stimulation to have motivation. When you do the same thing over and over again with no changes, you face a burnout. Working in a place like that would definitely result in me probably looking for another opportunity elsewhere. Finally, I think that it is also important to be recognized, valued, and respected. I've had it happen before where I was complimented on how I handled things by other individuals involved in the project, but was heavily criticized by my manager because it was not the way that they would have done it. That interaction had further solidified to me that I do not want to work in an environment like that, one where the person who you report to does not uplift you or recognize the hard work you put in to pull things off the best that you can that were out of your area of expertise, while other more senior members of the team are saying the opposite and are thankful and impressed with your work.