![]() ![]() ![]() Lastly, many Explorers also express only average satisfaction with their job in general (67% vs. However, their satisfaction with career prospects (59%) and job security (64%) is not that far from the global average (55% and 59%, respectively). Together with the Optimizer, the Explorers have the highest share respondents satisfied with their work-life balance abroad. In fact, nearly seven in ten (68%) are happy with their work-life balance, compared to 61 percent globally. Explorers with a full-time job (82%) spend about 1.6 hours less at work than the global average (42.4 h per week vs. It's a beautiful city, relaxed, and with more than enough to do and see,” says a British expat who moved abroad looking for an adventure.Īside from making friends, it seems like a good work-life balance is important to the Explorer. ![]() In addition to that, they have the highest share of respondents satisfied with their own socializing and leisure activities abroad (76%), compared to 66 percent worldwide. Generally, Explorers perceive the local residents’ attitude towards them positively, and 75 percent are satisfied with this factor (vs. “Meeting people and having friends is very important for me,” a Canadian expat living in Germany says. Maybe this is due to the fact that the majority of Explorers (68%) finds it easy to make new friends abroad, which isn’t only far above the global average (57%), but also the highest share among all seven expat types. This is nine percentage points more than the global average (64%), and a share beaten just slightly by the Optimizers (74%). “ I enjoy living abroad, exploring the local culture, and the travel opportunities it brings,” a US American expat living in China explains, while a Dutch expat in Poland appreciates the “experience of living abroad” in general.Įxplorers seem to find it easy to settle down in their new country of residence, with almost three-quarters (73%) feeling at home there. Close to half the Explorers move abroad because they’re looking for an adventure (47%), followed by 28 percent who wanted to live in a particular city or country and one-quarter (25%) who simply enjoys living abroad. ![]()
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