A third of employees in Romania (31%) expressed doubt that they will be able to keep their current job or a similar one until the age of 60, reports the Romanian Journal, citing an analysis by executive search firm Arthur Hunt Romania of a report by the European Agency of Safety and Health at Work. These figures rank Romania at the bottom of the European Union. In comparison, in Portugal, 16% of employees believe that they would not be able to maintain the same career path until the age of 60, in Germany 17%, and in Italy 21%. At the opposite pole are France and Slovenia, where 44% of French and 43% of Slovenians see themselves in a different job than their current one in the future.

The reasons underlying these doubts are multiple. There are pressure factors that generate negative psychological effects, even among executives, such as: chronic stress, tension, lack of control, lack of social support and professional unfulfillment.

The economic and social challenges will continue in the coming months, according to the Arthur Hunt Romania analysis.