Almost half of Russians would like to be in the place of their leader

About 42% of working Russians would like to be in their supervisor's position at least once in their lives, while 44%, on the contrary, avoid this role because of fear of high workload and responsibility. This is evidenced by the data of a study conducted by the Russian educational platform Defin and the online job search assistant AIMIKA, the results were reviewed by Izvestia on February 1.

According to the survey, 67% of Russians generally love their work, but more than half of them would like to improve it. At the same time, one in three (30%) stated that the current place does not bring the desired pleasure. Most people have a negative attitude towards offers to work longer or complete tasks beyond their responsibilities: 41% consider this unacceptable, and 30% agree only if they are paid extra. Another 17% admitted that, even if they were against it, they would not be able to refuse their management or colleagues.

"31% of respondents describe team relationships as tense, while 45% limit communication with colleagues to formal work settings. Only 24% of respondents noted a friendly and warm atmosphere outside the office," the analysts said.

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What is the reason for this trend and how new is it?

Only 18% of Russians fully support their boss's management style, while another 17% work comfortably, despite some nuances. At the same time, 38% are stressed by excessive management control, and 27% are confronted with openly toxic behavior.

The desire to be a leader is most often associated either with an interest in gaining new experience (22%), or with a desire to gain similar status and influence (20%). However, almost half of the respondents (44%) deliberately avoid such a prospect, fearing excessive workload and responsibility.

Respondents named higher income (49%), the opportunity to combine work with personal life (37%), a less demanding manager (35%) and clear career prospects (33%) as the main deficits in their current job. Also, many people lack a comfortable environment in a team without toxicity (21%) and the opportunity to work from anywhere in the world (26%).

Vladislav Bykhanov, managing partner of CORNERSTONE HR company, told Izvestia on January 17 that technology had accelerated hiring, but had increased negative attitudes towards resumes. According to him, one of the key reasons is the vaguely formulated requirements for candidates. When an employer does not fully understand who exactly he is looking for, a flood of inappropriate responses becomes inevitable. An additional burden is created by the mass mailing of resumes by applicants, who send them to almost any vacancy in the hope of a random response.

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