Two out of three employees in Romania feel more stressed at work than last year, as economic and social pressures continue to rise, according to a new study by Reveal Marketing Research. The findings point to growing concerns around burnout and declining job satisfaction.
Only 27% of employees feel happy and fulfilled at work, down 8 percentage points compared to 2025, while 57% reported higher levels of professional stress than a year ago.
The study linked the increase in anxiety to broader economic, social, and political developments, with 66% of respondents saying recent changes have significantly raised their stress levels. The impact is particularly strong among employees aged 25 to 34 (72%).
Rising living costs and declining purchasing power are among the main drivers of stress, cited by 62% and 56% of respondents, respectively. Economic instability, fear of job loss, and uncertainty about the future also contribute to growing pressure on employees.
At the workplace level, the main stress factors include heavy workloads (58%), taking on too many responsibilities (49%), and financial difficulties (41%), with the latter increasing significantly compared to the previous year.
According to the same study, more than half of employees (55%) believe employers are not providing sufficient support to help manage stress.
Common coping strategies remain taking time off (52%) and engaging in leisure activities (47%), although both have declined compared to 2025. At the same time, changing jobs is becoming a more frequent response, cited by 29% of respondents, up from 21% last year.
The study was conducted online in March 2026 on a sample of 1,000 urban employees aged 18 and over.
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