Workers over 40 worried about the end of their careers, according to a study

2023-04-19 18:58:18

By Le Figaro with AFP

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This concern concerns all professional categories, but affects workers more (72%) than executives (62%). SHOTPRIME STUDIO / stock.adobe.com

More than two-thirds of them fear that they are not healthy enough to continue working.

Active people over 40 express serious concerns about their end of career, more than two-thirds of them fearing having health problems, according to a study by Credoc published on Wednesday. The survey for The Adecco Group Foundation, carried out in January shortly after the presentation of the pension reform, shows that the fear of not being in good enough health to continue working at the end of one’s career is the main reason worry for 68% of working people aged 40 to 59.

This concern concerns all professional categories, but affects workers more (72%) than executives (62%). Women are also more concerned (71%, against 65% of men). These fears existed before the pension reform. A study carried out by Dares published in early March showed that in 2019, 37% of employees said they did not feel able to hold on to their work until retirement.

Beyond health issues, the survey by the Research Center for the Study and Observation of Living Conditions (Credoc) shows that more than half of working people over 40 (52%) fear winning less well in their lives or to no longer enjoy their work, to be bored and tired and to lose their motivation.

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This is followed in particular by the fear of being discriminated against because of their age if they are looking for a new job (49%), the fear of stagnating or regressing in their career (38%) or of losing their job (37%). The study was carried out between January 13 and 26, 2023, as part of the “Living conditions and aspirations of the Frenchof the Credoc. Three thousand and fifty-one people aged 15 and over were questioned and among them, 960 working people aged 40 to 59.

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