34% of workers are evaluating to leave their current work, according to a Randstad study. The main motivation is salary, followed by the desire to improve the quality of life. The operational and young profiles are the ones that rotate the most.
He 34% of Argentine workers is intended to change jobs, mainly driven by the desire to improve your remuneration and reach a better balance between working and personal lifeaccording to a consultant’s report Randstad.
The study also follows that a 12% He already completed a labor change in the last six months. Among the different labor profiles, who rotate the most are the workers Operationswhere the 18% effectively changed jobs (6 points above average) and a 39% He is thinking of doing it.
Instead, the Professional profiles and digital They have lower levels of mobility: only one 11% and 14%respectively, they changed work in the last semester. As for the intention of change, they are around 25%-26%, below the general average.
Andrea ÁvilaCEO of Randstad for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, explained that this behavior responds to economic uncertainty: “workers tend to be more conservative in their career decisions, impacting more stable levels of rotation.” However, he warned that Young people show greater predisposition to changefor having less commitments and being more willing to assume risks.
Employment: reasons for labor change
The Main reason To leave a job in Argentina is the Insufficient salaryindicated by the 51% of respondents. This concern grew three percentage points compared to 2024, in a context of strong deterioration of purchasing power.
He is followed desire to achieve a better balance between personal life and workmentioned by the 48%. Although this factor lost a point compared to the previous year, it remains the second great promoter of labor change.
Other frequent reasons are:
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Receive an attractive labor offer (28%)
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Lack of growth opportunities (27%)
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Loss of interest in current work (18%)
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For the Professional profilessalary and life-work balance have the same weight. On the other hand, among the operational and digitalthe focus remains the economic income As the main claim.
“Beyond salary, well -being and professional development are key to retaining talent. And the lack of challenges also begins to weigh as a cause of rotation,” said Ávila.
Source: Ambito
