The appearance of quitfluencer (who promotes the resignations of others), the worsening of mental health and the deepening of the disconnection between desk workers and those who are not, are among the main trends evidenced by the study carried out this year by the Adecco group (The Global Workforce of the Future 2022) among 30,000 workers from around the world.
The report establishes emotional details of the workers after the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and although it highlights trends that have been maintained, such as “the great resignation”, it makes particular reference to the finding of the quitfluencer this year.
The document, based on surveys of workers between the ages of 18 and 60, notes that a quarter (27%) anticipate their interest in resigning from their positions in the next 12 months and that 45% of them are requesting new roles or are keep alert to job market offers. 20% have been recruited by other organizations, taking advantage of “the great trend of resignation and an ever-changing global workforce,” the study notes.
There is another detail: globally, 72% are not worried about losing their job. That’s a significant increase over the 2021 figure of 61% and reflects worker confidence in their ability to choose the companies to work for.
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“We found that when workers see their colleagues quit, 70% consider doing the same and 50% actually take action. We call this the rise of the quitfluencer”, explains Adecco in his conclusions.
This phenomenon is driven by dissatisfaction regarding salary, flexibility, professional growth and training, mental health and well-being.
However, the survey makes a difference between the level of satisfaction of the workers, according to the place where they work. 69% say they are satisfied with their work, an increase compared to 2021, when 67% said so. But these percentages belong to desk workers.
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Non-desk workers are significantly less satisfied with their ability to maintain mental health and well-being than desk workers (52% vs. 65%).
Salary is on the priority list
The key criterion for accepting a new job, according to this survey, is a salary increase. 45% mention it. 25% of those who plan to stay in their jobs cite salary as the reason, for them stability, work-life balance and flexibility carry more weight and the report points them among the factors that help retain employees the employees.
On the other hand, six in 10 workers fear that their salary will not be high enough to cope with current inflation rates, with millennials and Gen Z workers being the most anxious. And this is where the divide between desktop and non-desk workers really begins to emerge. Just over half (51%) of non-desk workers say they are looking for a second job to make ends meet. In addition, 35% admit to having worked in cash, services rendered or under the table.
Labor flexibility reveals inequities
The option of working from a wide variety of places and devices is a concept that is gaining followers, a trend that already appeared in the 2020 and 2021 reports driven by the pandemic, and conquered those who savored it, however “it has positioned itself as a a luxury that is not available to everyone”.
Three in ten non-desk workers would compromise their salary to increase flexibility. “This is just one illustration of a worrying divide between desk and non-desk workers that really emerged in our 2022 study. Inflation is making talent retention more challenging for companies,” the study stresses. from Adecco.
The analysis of the data, which according to Sebastián Lima, national director of Quality and Service of Adecco Ecuador, offers global information on the attitudes of the current workforce and “elements for reflection to help organizations prepare their talent for the future”. , reveals that workers are losing training opportunities and talks, as well as internal opportunities for growth, another concern that jumps out in the survey.
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Career development had the lowest satisfaction score of all the parameters studied. 34% of workers cite lack of advancement opportunities as their main reason for quitting. 36% of non-managers say their company invests in developing their skills, compared to 64% of managers, a huge difference that helps explain why non-managers, including non-desk workers, , they may feel that they are being left behind.
Mental health in the company
One in two workers fears they will experience burnout in the future, but 36% have already suffered burnout, also called burnout syndrome or professional burnout in the last twelve months.
The study notes that while a quarter of all workers surveyed feel their mental health has worsened in the past year, women are the most concerned about their mental health.
The conclusions determine that flexibility and autonomy in the worker’s schedule are two important keys to face this phenomenon.
Source: Eluniverso
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