LinkedIn, an online professional network, has released new research that highlights changes in how professionals are expressing themselves at work. The survey, in which 2,188 professionals participated, shows that more than 3 in 4 (76 percent) professionals India Feel comfortable expressing your feelings at work after the pandemic.
The report reveals, “Showing more emotion at work may be the secret to better employee morale in this hybrid world of work, with 9 out of 10 (87 percent) agreeing that doing so makes them more productive.” and increase feelings of belonging.” Professionals in India are not holding back on their emotions and becoming more insecure, with nearly two-thirds (63%) admitting to crying in front of their bosses – one-third (32%) on more than one occasion That’s done, added the report.
The sentiment is now ‘professional’, but 7 out of 10 say there is still a stigma attached to it. Because of this, more than a quarter of professionals in India are still concerned about looking weak (27%), unprofessional (25%), and wearing hearts on their sleeves for fear of being judged (25%). Nearly 4 in 5 (79%) professionals in India agree that women are often judged more than men when they share their feelings at work.
Gen Z and Millennials Lead the Way to Open Up at Work
Gen Zs (73 percent) and Millennials (79 percent) are leading the way in expressing themselves and feeling more comfortable than ever to open up at work. In comparison, only 58 percent of employees aged 20-60 share the same comfort with expressing themselves at work.
3 out of 5 professionals in India want more humor at work
Three-quarters (76 percent) of professionals in India agree that “breaking the joke” at work is good for office culture, but more than half (56 percent) consider it ‘unprofessional’. Despite these mixed sentiments, 9 out of 10 (90 percent) professionals in India agree that humor is one of the most underused and underestimated expressions of work. In fact, more than 3 in 5 (61 percent) of professionals want to see more humor used in the workplace in general.
Overall, professionals in South India are telling the most jokes in the country, with 2 in 5 (43 percent) doing it at least once a day, followed by professionals in Western (38 percent), Eastern (37 percent). Huh. ), the northern (36 per cent) and northeastern (33 per cent) parts of the country, claims the study.
Worldwide, Indian and Italian workers come out on top as the funniest workers globally, with more than a third (38 percent) cracking a joke at least once a day, respectively. Australian workers (29 per cent) emerged as the least funny, compared to Germans (36 per cent), Brits (34 per cent), Dutch (33 per cent) and French (32 per cent).
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