Latest research has revealed that nearly 80% of UK employees say they have regrets about career choices or work decisions.
Just 21% of the 2000 workers surveyed said they didn’t have any regrets at all.
Mid-Career Regrets
The Ciphr report found that it was those mid-way into their careers (35-44-year-olds) who are the most likely to report work-related regrets, with 87% admitting to feeling this way.
As a comparison, this figure sits at 82% for those under 35 and 75% for those aged over 45.
Common Career Regrets
The top career regret for 17% of workers is dwelling on or worrying about a work situation or conversation that they can’t change.
Younger workers (18-24-year-olds) are more likely to have these specific regrets, with 24% saying they regret worrying or stressing about unchangeable events or conversations.
Just 21% of 25-44-year-olds and 14% of workers over 45 agree with this.
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Other career and work regrets include:
- Staying in a job for too long (cited by 16%)
- Working too many hours/not prioritising work-life balance (16%)
- ‘Playing it safe’ with their career (15%)
- Not having enough pension savings (14%)
- Putting up with a manager for too long (13%)
- Not working in a higher-paid profession (12%)
- Not pursuing their ‘dream job’ (11%)
- Not leaving a job they didn’t like (11%)
- Not changing career sooner (10%)
- Not speaking their mind enough (10%)
- Not staying in touch with former work colleagues (9%)
- Not asking for a pay rise (8%)
- Not speaking up about a problem at work (8%)
- Oversharing at work (8%)
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