'The political climate is understandably top of mind for most professionals'
Ahead of the upcoming November elections in the U.S., a survey has found that 32% of employees there believe the election will have an impact on their career.
How? Almost one in five (19%) believe the impact will be positive while 13% who feel it will be negative, finds FlexJobs.
"With the November election only weeks away and political discussions continuing to heat up, the political climate is understandably top of mind for most professionals," said Toni Frana, Lead Career Expert at FlexJobs, in a statement.
The poll found that top ways respondents believe today's political climate has affected their career are:
- Increased expenses due to inflation or economic instability (31%)
- Increased stress and anxiety related to job security and financial stability (30%)
- Difficulty finding new employment or opportunities (27%)
- Higher stress at work (22%)
- Increased awareness of social justice and equity issues (21%)
"Even though the majority of people do not believe the election will have an impact on their job directly, challenges like inflation and economic instability have heightened workers' concerns related to career security and financial goals," Frana said.
Source: FlexJobs' Politics at Work Pulse Report
Politics and employment
A further 60% of employees in the United States consider an organisation's political stance as a factor in deciding to work for the company.
FlexJobs found that 13% consider an organisation's political stance as a "major deciding factor" when working for a company.
A quarter of employees consider political stance as a factor, but not the most important one, while another 22% said it was a minor factor, but did not consider it a dealbreaker.
Source: FlexJobs' Politics at Work Pulse Report
"Overall, surveyed men and women showed little variance in how they balance employment decisions with a prospective employer's political stance," FlexJobs said in a media release.