{"id":6316,"date":"2026-07-16T12:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/?p=6316"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:07:22","slug":"73-of-professionals-experience-career-stagnation-69897","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/73-of-professionals-experience-career-stagnation-69897\/","title":{"rendered":"73% of Professionals Experience Career Stagnation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent years, many professionals and managers have been highly cautious about changing jobs. In practice, even when they were dissatisfied with their careers, they often chose to wait out uncertain market conditions in their existing roles.<\/p>\n

The latest survey by Hays Poland suggests, however, that this period may be coming to an end. A growing number of professionals appear ready to start planning concrete career moves.<\/p>\n

Nearly three-quarters of professionals experience career stagnation at least occasionally. This may be a consequence of continued uncertainty in the labour market and employees postponing their career development until conditions become more favourable.<\/p>\n

At the same time, more than half of professionals and managers say their career ambitions have increased recently. A prolonged lack of progress may therefore be strengthening employees\u2019 motivation and aspirations.<\/p>\n

Professionals have also not abandoned the hope of finding their ideal job in the near future. Most employees still believe that such an opportunity remains within reach.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarket uncertainty and rapid technological change in recent years caused employees to approach job changes with greater caution, while employers launched recruitment processes much more carefully. The phenomenon of \u2018job hugging\u2019 became increasingly common, with employees holding on to their current positions even as their engagement declined,\u201d says Iwona S\u0105czawa, Director at Hays Poland.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis meant that some employees remained with an organisation for years despite being dissatisfied, while gradually identifying less and less with their role,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

The latest data may indicate that this trend is beginning to reverse. Long-term disengagement, professional inertia and a growing sense of detachment from both work and the employer \u2014 a phenomenon known internationally as the \u201cgreat detachment\u201d \u2014 may eventually reach its limit.<\/p>\n

Even when employees do not believe that labour market conditions are ideal, they may ultimately decide that remaining in an unsatisfactory role is no longer the safer or more attractive option.<\/p>\n

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