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Bulgaria – Workers want 20% higher pay and less stressful work (Bulgarian News Agency)

02 September 2022

Dissatisfaction with working conditions, low pay and high stress at the workplace are the main complaints voiced in a job satisfaction survey conducted across Bulgaria, reports the Bulgarian News Agency, citing the Career Show, a staffing platform based in Bulgaria. Approximately 82% of those polled say their earnings are unfairly low, given their experience and skills. Even in the highest-paid sector of information technology, 65.3% of employees feel that their wages are unfairly low. Meanwhile, public and business administration employees are the least happy with their pay, with about 90% of them complaining of unfair wages. Meanwhile, when asked the question ‘are you satisfied with the working conditions in your company?’, 22% of interviewees answered yes. The remaining respondents said they would like to be paid more money (38% of the total) and to have a less stressful working environment (18%).