By Vesta Silantjevienė, LRT TV, LRT.lt.
Young people in Lithuania are changing jobs at a rapid pace, often cycling through several workplaces within a year, prompting employers to adjust schedules and working conditions to retain staff.
Data from the Employment Service show that most young workers do not stay in one job for even a year. In the Panevėžys region, nearly half of young employees leave their workplace within 12 months.
The number of young people who are not studying is also rising. Many take low-skilled jobs and change them frequently, while others seek highly flexible working conditions.
Twenty-six-year-old Panevėžys resident Modestas Pariauka said he began working as soon as he turned 18 and has lost count of how many jobs he has held.
“Over eight years, I’ve changed up to 25 jobs,” he said. “That’s a huge number, because I didn’t know what I really wanted to do.”
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