Employees in Austria Increasingly Dissatisfied with Their Jobs

Notably, there is a low willingness to change jobs - this desire for change affects only 20 percent of respondents - while emotional attachment is weakly pronounced. "Only nine percent are fully engaged with hand, heart, and mind - one of the lowest values in Europe," says Gallup. However, the chances for a job change are considered good. 64 percent of those surveyed in this country stated that it is a good time to find a new job.

Inflation, Healthcare System, and Corruption Burden Employees

With 46 percent of employees satisfied and looking to the future with confidence, Austria ranks 20th in a European comparison. In Switzerland, life satisfaction has dropped the most worldwide this year, with the Swiss at 45 percent, on par with Germany. Finland leads in satisfaction, followed by Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden.

"Our data shows: Rising living costs, declining trust in politics, and concerns about economic development burden the mood. Added to this are greater dissatisfaction with affordable housing and the quality of healthcare, as well as a growing perception of corruption," says Gallup analyst Marco Nink about the situation in Austria. The good news is: The standard of living in Austria remains very high, "and the level of experienced anger, loneliness, and sadness remains low."

The low emotional attachment to the job is certainly very costly for Austria. Costs due to productivity losses amount to around 51.7 billion euros annually, which would correspond to about eleven percent of economic output, Nink calculated with reference to the Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2025. For the report, 227,347 employees in 149 countries were surveyed.

(APA/Red.)

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