Survey: 64% of employees say work offers stability, does not prepare for the future

About 64% of employees say that the current role mainly offers them stability, without enough opportunities for evolution or even keeps them in place, 14% feel completely secure at work and trust their professional prospects, while half consider themselves relatively secure, but carefully follow the changes in the company and in the market, reveals a specialist survey released on Friday.According to the survey conducted by Genesis Property, job security is no longer built exclusively around job stability, but increasingly around people's ability to learn, adapt and stay relevant in an economy reshaped by artificial intelligence.This combination of stability and the need to adapt is also reflected in the way employees describe their current career path. Almost 47% say that they are in a stage without major changes, and over 21% are focused on learning and adapting to keep up with the transformations in the market. Only about 13% consider themselves to be in a clear period of growth and development, which shows that, for many, the priority of the moment is to maintain professional relevance, not to accelerate their career."Job security is no longer just about job stability, but about people's ability to stay relevant in a rapidly changing economic and social context. Economic pressures, role transformation and the advance of artificial intelligence lead employees to look for more than continuity: real opportunities for learning, adaptation and evolution. In this context, organisations must create environments that not only support today's performance, but prepare people for what is to come. The office can become an important part of this process, a space for collaboration, exchange of ideas, learning and professional development, capable of supporting the transformation of people and the resilience of companies," according to Genesis Property HR Manager Teodor stoica.The situation on the labour market is becoming more and more complicated as economic pressures are increasingly visibly translated into stagnation of incomes, increase in workload and efficiency measures. Almost 24% of employees indicate stagnant salaries or much lower increases than in previous years, over 18% feel an increase in workload, and about 12% notice cost optimisation measures in their organisations.Job insecurity is fuelled primarily by the economic context and its possible effects on companies. More than 40% of employees indicate the state of the economy as the main source of concern, about 26% fear restructuring or layoffs, and almost 11% feel the lack of professional development opportunities, the survey indicates.Job security is still mainly associated with financial stability, but it is also starting to include prospects for development and adaptation. A third of employees define it by a stable income in the medium and long term, almost 19% by the financial solidity of the employer, and 11% by access to real opportunities for professional development."Professional relevance is increasingly linked to people's ability to learn, integrate technology and collaborate effectively. Over 19% of employees believe that they must first develop their adaptability and continuous learning capacity, almost 14% indicate the use of AI, and over 12% emphasise communication and collaboration. At the same time, the preparation for the impact of AI is advancing, but it remains uneven and still marked by uncertainty. Over 32% of employees have started to develop the necessary skills, almost 28% already use AI in their work, and about 27% understand that technology will transform their work, but they do not yet know exactly how to prepare," the survey shows.The perception of AI remains balanced rather than polarised, with many employees simultaneously seeing its potential and risks.In this regard, almost 35% consider it both an opportunity and a threat, 34% perceive it mainly as an opportunity, and over 22% do not believe it will have a significant impact on their own job.The Genesis Property survey on professional safety in 2026 was conducted online in July, on a total sample of 1,026 internet users in Romania, of which over 54% are men, 16% are owners/associates or with management positions, and over 31% have a net income of over RON 6,000.Genesis Property is a leading local developer and operator of class A office buildings in Romania, with over 20 years of experience in the real estate market.