Almost a third (30%) of Russians consider part-time work the easiest way to increase income. The top 3 ways to increase earnings include moving to a higher-paying job (16%) and working overtime (13%). Such data arise from the results of a survey conducted by the Analytical Center Consol.Pro, the results of which were reviewed by socialbites.ca.
It turns out that women are more entrepreneurial. In addition to part-time jobs, they are more likely to consider changing their job or field of activity and opening their own business (15%) than men (18% vs. 14%). Men, on the other hand, are not ready for radical changes: 13% of men surveyed agree to take on a greater workload at their current workplace to increase their earnings, while another 12% say the easiest way to increase income is a meeting with their superiors.
A quarter of respondents work part-time to meet their financial needs. Almost one in two (45%) have been doing this for more than a year, and 15% have been doing this for the last 5-6 months. Half (48%) of part-time respondents do “hacking” after their main job, and only 13% do it right during this time. At the same time, Russians do not want their employers to know about their part-time jobs; 55% of those surveyed do not inform their superiors about their additional employment.
Part-time jobs earn the majority of respondents (49%) between 20 and 40 thousand rubles per month. One-third of respondents say they plan to legalize this income or have already legalized it. The need to sign up for a part-time job is driven by the desire to legitimize relations with the client (50%) and the desire to pay taxes (24%). Almost half (46%) of respondents choose self-employment to find a part-time job.
It is interesting that a third of the respondents (34%) do not have exactly 20-40 thousand rubles per month for a comfortable life. The other 19% state that they need 40 to 60 thousand rubles, and 18% say they want to receive another 100 thousand rubles every month. At the same time, 52% of Russians think about quitting their jobs every month; a third of them will do this if they find a new job, and 23% wait until they are completely tired of the company and the boss.
Russians cited saving and reducing expenses (8%) as well as investing (5%) as the least accessible ways to increase their income.
Previously Vladimir Putin instructed The Council of Ministers should focus on increasing the real incomes of Russians.