People from Cagliari and work: two out of three are satisfied with their salary

Two out of three Cagliari citizens declare themselves satisfied with their salary and are also the only ones who, at the Italian level, show a preference for a 100 percent face-to-face working method, compared to the presence + remote alternative.

These are the data that emerge from a research by Changes Unipol elaborated by Ipsos focused on the labor market in Italy and on new trends.

Furthermore, workers in Cagliari are among the most likely to move abroad (1 out of 3), they appreciate the idea of a short 4-day week (81 percent), and one out of three would like to improve the relationship between private life and employment even at the cost of a slight reduction in wages.

One of the most significant results is that relating to one's current job position. In fact, with 79% of satisfaction, Cagliari stands as the most satisfied among the Italian cities interviewed, compared to a national average of 61%.

The opinion on remuneration also stands out positively with 2 out of 3 workers (67%) who consider themselves satisfied, even if only 7% define themselves as "very" satisfied, probably also due to a lower cost of living than others territories: in Northern and Central Italy, in fact, those satisfied with their wages fall to just over half of workers (53%).

For Cagliari citizens, wages represent the most important selection criterion for evaluating a job offer: in fact, it is indicated by 39% of those who work, a percentage which is in any case lower than the Italian average (equal to 50%).

The second selection criterion is instead the possibility of reconciling work with the needs of private life, indicated by 38% of Cagliari citizens (compared to only 29% of the Italian average), while in third place among the criteria is proximity at home of the workplace (34%). Little attention is paid to the solidity of the company (only by 19% of the interviewees), which is one of the most important criteria at a national level.

Faced with the hypothesis of leaving their current job, the main reason for change for workers in the Sardinian capital is the arrival of an ameliorative or in any case very attractive offer (for 4 out of 10 citizens of Cagliari), followed by a salary inadequate (28%), from the unsatisfactory corporate climate or bad internal relationships (24%) and, on equal merit, from the need to better reconcile work and private life (19%) and excessively stressful work schedules (19%) .

And among those who work in Cagliari, 37% would be willing to move abroad: 14% "with certainty", 23% "probably". It is the highest propensity in Italy together with that of Turin.

More generally, less than half of Cagliari citizens (41%) are open to the possibility of changing jobs: in particular, 16% are actively looking for work and 25% are looking around to see if there are new opportunities.

33% of Cagliari citizens would agree to give up a small percentage of their salary to improve their work-life balance for the benefit of private life (higher than the Italian average, which stands at 27%): in particular, 12% would be willing to give up now and 21% in the future. Overall, however, citizens of Cagliari consider themselves satisfied in 74% of cases with the balance between private life and work (compared to a national average of 70%), with 19% of "very satisfied" and 55% of "fairly satisfied ”.

The idea of a short working week (4 days of work instead of 5), with the same total hours and salary, has found considerable interest on the part of Cagliari residents, even if the city, with 81% of positive responses towards this hypothesis, is positioned as the second least interested in Italy, after Verona, with a level of approval lower than the national average (87%).

Finally, in Cagliari the 100% face-to-face working method is the preferred one : 41% of the cases are satisfied with the hybrid method (office + remote work), which instead collects 40% of the preferences. This is a result that positions Cagliari as the only city in Italy where the hybrid mode is no more welcome than the one in presence.

(Unioneonline/ss)