2023-11-06 09:44:22
By Lise Lohez
Published 3 hours ago, Updated 50 minutes ago
In the space of one year, 44% of workers have considered retraining, according to an Ifop study published in March. But only 9% completed the process. Malik/peopleimages.com / stock.adobe.com
They have worked as lawyers, teachers, salespeople or booksellers, but have still not found the job that suits them.
When asked to summarize her professional career, Marion smiles. “It will be long“, she warns. And she’s right. Now self-employed in the restaurant business, the thirty-year-old has also worked in banking, administration and temporary work. Same diversity in terms of her training: she tried as much in the sociology of sport as in carpentry. “It’s simple, I get bored every time», she regrets. “I’m always very enthusiastic at the beginning, and after a few weeks, it’s disillusionment».
Marion, however, is not the only one in search of her professional vocation. She is one of the “job hoppers”, an Anglo-Saxon term designating people who often change positions or companies. If this phenomenon affects all age groups, it is even more present among generation Z, born after 1995. 83% of its members consider themselves to be “job hoppers», According to an American study by ResumeLab. They say they are ready to be unfaithful to their employer. “Working conditions have deteriorated in recent years», explains Aurélie Gonnet, sociologist specializing in professional careers. “Periods of precariousness are more frequent“. Hence the desire to change jobs…
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