As the end of the year approaches, workers are looking to 2023 with cautious optimism and hope.
That’s at least according to workerpolled 1,000 full-time US employees in December about their hopes and expectations for the new year.
Despite continued concerns about an impending recession and a wave of layoffs in the technology sectorworkers are paying less attention to the turbulent economic situation and more concerned with factors they can control, such as becoming more organized, setting healthier boundaries in the workplace jobs and supplement their income through side jobs.
When Workhuman asked employees about their top goals for 2023 at work, the most common responses were:
Some of the top resolutions made by workers — setting better boundaries at work, creating a better work-life balance — are direct responses to negative stereotypes that employees hold. workers said they fell in 2022 which they now regret.
According to the Workhuman report, a third of workers regret working too much in the past year, while a quarter regret not setting stricter boundaries at work.
About 4% of workers are optimistic that work-life balance will improve by 2023, and 29% of workers expect that employees will talk more about their needs in the workplace. Nearly 21% of workers are also confident that their relationships with co-workers will improve, while 10% of workers think these relationships will deteriorate.
Even after the Great Resignation and quiet layoff rocked the job market, workers continued to have the upper hand: The market still boasts about 10 million job openings, that is. there are 1.7 job openings for every unemployed person seeking, according to the latest Department of Labor report job report.
Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, said recently: “Employers continue to experience severe shortages of qualified candidates and people are leaving the job market and not coming back. again”. Market.
Yet many workers are preparing for an uncertain future, Workhuman found, with 50% of respondents saying they have taken on a hustle or freelance role in addition to full-time jobs. time to supplement income before the risk of economic recession.
2023 may be the year we see another global recession, but once it all subsides, workers hope that it will also be the year they make meaningful changes to the economy. their professional life, changes will bring them one step closer to their dream career.
When Workhuman asked employees to describe 2023 in one word or phrase, these bright descriptive words topped the list: “fresh start,” “success,” “return,” and “balance.” between work and life”.
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