Many have said that they were discriminated against or that they were the target of malicious jokes from their colleagues. Experts say such cases happen in large companies, where transparency is not always present.

Young person: "At one of my jobs, hair colour was a problem, the fact that I bleached my hair. I was blond and I was told I couldn’t continue working there because I was blond and I didn’t represent the seriousness the company needed, but I was dressed in a suit, the correct uniform, with my tie well done; the only problem was my hair".

But the problems experienced by employees are not just about how some of them look.

According to the study, more than 30% of those questioned say that some of their peers with the same position have higher salaries or have fewer tasks to perform.

And among the behaviours seen in the workplace, career favouritism or better employment are included, the study data show. There is also a high percentage of employees who have seen that there are no reactions to complaints made by certain categories of employees or who have faced discriminatory comments and jokes. Only 5% of respondents reported mental health abuse at work.

Paul Acatrini, General Manager of Cult Research: "In large companies, there is a certain danger, because transparency is harder to achieve, and employees who are in execution positions have less access to information and to promotion criteria".

Depending on interactions with colleagues and company management, employees are divided into four categories: the avantgarde of inclusion, i.e. those who are open, attentive and motivated at work. A large percentage is also represented by the self-centred people, i.e. individualists. They are followed by the so-called social spectators, along with the disconnected ones. The last two categories amount to about 3 million Romanians – that is, employees who do not feel good at work and have the greatest desire to change jobs.

Paul Kasprovschi, Research & Evaluation Director: "The better people feel, the better they tend to be".

In terms of solutions, most employees want a more friendly place in the office, policies that lead to a promotion based on merit and skills and recruitment that ensures equal opportunities. Young people, on the other hand, have additional conditions.

Young person: "I prefer to have a schedule that starts at 11, ends at 8 or 9 PM, but I want to be able to make my schedule how I want. Maybe I want to take a day off suddenly, maybe I don’t feel good and I want to know that I can afford to do this. I love to travel and to do my job from absolutely anywhere".

Employee: "They have a strict conduct – and our generations are no longer built like this. We can listen, do tasks, but by letting us be ourselves, we can give more".

The Diversity and Inclusion Barometer was performed with over 800 people and has a margin of error of plus minus 3.5%.