If 2021 can be considered a year of sedimentation of changes that occurred after the onset of the pandemic, 2022 brought new challenges and uncertainties. However, in terms of professional career, 37% of Romanian employees believe there were no big differences compared to the previous year, 26% perceived this year as worse, while for 31% it was even better, the BestJobs survey also shows.
At the same time, 34% of the respondents to the BestJobs survey say that in 2022 they have managed to restore the work-life balance, while 28% increased their income. For others, getting a promotion (14%) or completing a difficult project (10%) was important. 65% of respondents believe that an employee should look for a job that brings them satisfaction so as to grow further, while 25% believe that they should always be proactive and try to go beyond their job description and only 7% said one should stick to their job description and do nothing more. Looking ahead, a third of employees say they would lose motivation if their employer did not increase their pay to compensate for the price increases. The others mentioned the lack of appreciation in the workplace (17%), stress (16%), the lack of job fulfillment (11%) and too much work (7%) among the causes of employee demotivation.
In the last three months, searches for the keyword “flexibility” have increased on the BestJobs platform when it comes to new job opportunities. When asked what work flexibility means to them, half of the respondents mentioned a schedule they can adapt to their needs provided they complete all tasks on time. For another 25%, flexibility is related to the relationship with the employer, expecting to get more understanding from the latter, and for the others, this concept translates into the possibility of working from anywhere and anytime.
The survey was conducted in October, on a sample of 1,325 internet users.