Overwork in employment, burnout (another way to define emotional exhaustion due to work-related causes), or feeling undervalued in the workplace are shaping the present and future of employment: more than half of employees worldwide are considering changing jobs. Specifically, 60% of global workers will definitively leave their position in the next twelve months.
However, in Spain, job dissatisfaction is better tolerated: "only" 30% of employees are considering changing their workplace in the next year, even though 18% have already expressed feeling undervalued. The reason? Spaniards value economic stability and company culture more than any other discomfort.
The global report Human Capital "Employee Sentiment Study" 2025, conducted with over 9,000 employees in 23 countries by the human resources specialized consultancy Aon, highlights how most workers are planning a change in their work life to prioritize "well-being and balance between work and personal life," a demand expressed by workers themselves through methods such as shared workdays or digital disconnection.
The workplace's significance in measuring its value within the company is particularly relevant, as noted by Aon: fully remote employees are 52% more likely to feel undervalued, while for office workers, the chances only increase by 10%.
Additionally, among the most notable data is the lack of motivation among respondents (aged 18 to 64) to develop new skills that would enhance their tenure within the company. For example, in technology: despite often being a requirement, only 35% of workers in 2024 were willing to learn skills related to artificial intelligence (AI). This stance is striking given the importance the study places on this aspect: 22% of founders and high-level executives already believed that AI would "significantly" replace jobs in their field, a sentiment shared by 11% of lower-level employees.
Aon experts emphasize the long-term effect of the "Great Resignation," which marked a turning point for workers and their priorities. This phenomenon occurred in the years immediately following the Covid-19 pandemic, when there was a noticeable increase in voluntary job resignations worldwide, essentially linked to a shift in workers' mindset and a reassessment of their life goals, as clarified by the IESE Business School.