Monikas Blog

Articles and posts discussing topics related to
organizational culture, DEI, recruitment,
leadership, labor law, benefits,
based on the observations
of the Polish and international labor markets

Motivation to change the job

{post}: While interviewing the candidates, each time, without an exception, I ask a question about the candidate’s motivation for a possible job change. The three most common answers given before the pandemic…

May 16, 2022

Workation hubs to build bonds in the remote work formula

{post}: An example worth following is how Netguru took care of building social bonds and employee belonging, in the formula of remote work. The employees received an opportunity located in the beautiful surroundings…

May 06, 2022

Transparency of wages guaranteed by law

{post}: A revolution in the labor market is underway. Something, that has been a standard in the IT industry so far, may transfer to other areas of the business. Employers will be required to indicate the salary range in the…

April 19, 2022

New Yorkers don’t want to go back to their offices

{post}: According to Nicholas Bloom, a professor of economics at Stanford University, the average New York office worker intends to cut office time by 49% and cut annual city spending to $ 6,730, compared to $ 12,561 in…

April 13, 2022

Sabbatical leave a way to avoid burnout

{post}: Sabbatical leave is one of the most pleasant benefits, but also a chance to avoid burnout. Sabbatical is nothing more than a longer vacation, which can last from a month to even 1 year, while the employer pays the…

April 08, 2022

Ageism on the Polish job market

{post}: It’s time to break the stereotypical perception of the 55+ generation and focus on the age diversity of candidates and building multi-generational teams. The silver generation has an enormous power…

April 05, 2022

Women from Ukraine actively looking for a job

{post}: According to Rzepa, women who came to Poland from Ukraine are actively looking for work, and the Polish market meets them. The Żabka chain of stores announced the willingness to employ Ukrainian…

March 15, 2022

Women on the front line

{post}: When I was saying to my 7-years old Zosia, that women can become whoever they want in life, that was not exactly what I had in mind. More than 20% of the Ukrainian army are women. 36.000 of women are…

March 03, 2022

Emotions during the war in Ukraine

{post}: We are now accompanied by a lot of emotions. The dominant ones are helplessness, anxiety and uncertainty about the further course of events. We consider various scenarios. We wonder how it will…

February 25, 2022