Nearly half of Hungarians want to leave their jobs, here are the reasons

Nearly half of Hungarians (45%) are not really satisfied with their jobs,

according to a survey of nearly 1,200 people aged 16-69 conducted by the bank. The highest proportions of those working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies in manual jobs are dissatisfied to some extent with their current jobs (55% and 54% respectively), while at the other end of the scale are those in white-collar jobs as entrepreneurs: only 16% are dissatisfied, which is understandable as they are mostly doing the jobs they have chosen.

Those with a high school diploma and those with a vocational qualification were the most negative about satisfaction, while those with a university degree were the least dissatisfied. In terms of age, 40-49 year olds were the most dissatisfied (53% of respondents were negative). Older people, aged 60-69, were the most satisfied with their jobs, with proportionally the fewest dissatisfied and the most satisfied.

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a munkavállalók 51 százaléka úgy érzi, nem igazán tudja kibontakoztatni a tehetségét a munkahelyén.

According to the survey, 51% of employees feel they are not really able to develop their talents at work. While those with a high school diploma or some kind of vocational qualification are more negative, with 59% and 54% respectively feeling that they cannot really develop their talents at work, the figures are 47% and 43% for higher education graduates and workers with only primary education.

Half of respondents (49%) see no chance of building a career in their current job, and do not think it likely that they could change or be promoted in-house. Only 20% of workers consider a move to another specialisation or job as a realistic possibility, while 15% see a chance of moving to a higher position. The proportion of men who think they have a chance of a promotion is higher, at 18%, compared with only 12% of women. Overall, the youngest workers (16-29 years old) are the most optimistic about their career prospects within the company.

Not surprisingly, nearly half of workers (47%) do not see themselves in their current job and want to move within two years: 42% of them would move as soon as possible, while 58% see themselves moving in the next 1-2 years.

Although many people are looking to move elsewhere, the proportion of those thinking specifically long term (5+ years) is also high at 32%, while a much smaller proportion (22%) of younger people (aged 16-29 and 30-39) plan to move for more than five years. Adherence is also lower among graduates, with 21% planning to move as soon as they can and only 10% planning for more than five years.

44% of the population have been in their current workplace for more than five years. The proportion of people who have changed jobs recently is also high: 18% have been working for their current employer for less than a year, while 14% have been working for their current employer for 1-2 years. Among 16-29 year olds and 30-39 year olds, the proportion of those who have only been in their current job for less than a year is significantly higher (28% and 25% respectively), while among 60-69 year olds, the proportion of those who have been in the same job for more than five years is high, at 80%.

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