Although we believe that the Spanish are happy with their jobs, it turns out that it is not true. The new Hays 2021 guide specifies this and indicates that 7 out of 10 Spanish professionals are dissatisfied with their employment.
Thus, 70% of professionals affirm that they would change companies if they could. 41% of them would do it because they are looking for professional growth, only 38% are looking for better economic conditions and another 38%, a more interesting challenge.
Changes or not of work during 2020
This guide reveals much more data such as that 73% of Spanish workers did not change jobs in 2020, 29% of them due to the country’s economic situation. The pandemic has made workers reflect on their personal and professional lives.
This is because some people have found that life is too short to do a job they don’t like or for a company that doesn’t value them enough. They have seen that it is better not to waste time with this year and a half of hard pandemic and that it marks a before and after in the life of each one.
In fact, and according to the authors of this study, with the incidence data decreasing daily, those professionals who had considered leaving their jobs before the pandemic and decided to postpone it due to the instability caused by covid-19, are now resuming their search. .
In addition, 41% of people are considering leaving their job voluntarily during the next year worldwide, but the data at the Spanish level is slightly higher, with 45% of workers actively seeking employment.
Face-to-face work or telework
After some 18 months working from home, enjoying unprecedented flexibility, some do not want to go back to face-to-face, but many others do. And that is why it appears that 7 out of 10 Spanish professionals are dissatisfied with their job.
Along these lines, 54% of Spanish workers affirm that they work longer hours since they began teleworking. 60% say they do unpaid overtime, 5% more than in 2019, while the 11% who work overtime make it up on other days.
This contrasts with the fact that only 5% say they work overtime with pay, and the remaining 24% do not work overtime.
Why do you want to work from work
Those professionals who want to change their work do so for different reasons. 41% of workers who are actively looking for work do so because they seek professional growth, something that their current company does not offer them.
According to those responsible for the study, “professional development is a crucial factor in the commitment of employees in an organization. Without it, people who want to move on will go elsewhere and create value for another company. “
