{"id":4205,"date":"2021-05-04T22:33:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T20:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/?p=4205"},"modified":"2026-03-01T10:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T09:15:19","slug":"cost-of-a-bad-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/cost-of-a-bad-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of a bad hire &#8211; how much does hiring the wrong person cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4205\" class=\"elementor elementor-4205\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2272646d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2272646d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-133834d2\" data-id=\"133834d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-517e9cbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"517e9cbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d4bdb53\" data-id=\"1d4bdb53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d98d9e elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d98d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-bookmark\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a96bc21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a96bc21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b56954a\" data-id=\"4b56954a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393f7b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"393f7b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cost of a bad hire - how much does hiring the wrong person cost?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f76815b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f76815b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6973e09c\" data-id=\"6973e09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd0573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd0573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not every hiring process is successful. I discussed the most common and the most costly recruitment mistakes in the previous article: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/costly-recruitment-mistakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costly recruitment mistakes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a reminder, the six most common and costly recruitment errors:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Incorrectly prepared job description<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>A job advertisement inconsistent with the job description<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Using incorrect questions during an interview<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Not selling a job offer<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Too long hiring process<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lack of feedback to candidates<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiring mistakes appear at various stages of the process and may have multiple consequences. The first three of the errors mentioned above carry a particular risk of hiring the wrong candidate. Such bad hiring may be costly for the employer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313f494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"313f494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hero-Img-Blog-Post-cost-of-a-bad-hiring-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4216\" alt=\"Cost of a bad hire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hero-Img-Blog-Post-cost-of-a-bad-hiring-1.png 800w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hero-Img-Blog-Post-cost-of-a-bad-hiring-1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hero-Img-Blog-Post-cost-of-a-bad-hiring-1-768x438.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7d6919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f7d6919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad hire results in the employment of an employee who does not meet the job position&#8217;s requirements. Bad hire may, therefore, generate the following costs:<\/span><\/p><p><strong>The cost of the first and subsequent hiring process<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hiring process requires an investment of work and money. An employer needs time to prepare and conduct the recruitment process, a budget to source candidates through job advertisements, direct search, or use the services of a recruitment company.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the above investment results in the employment of the wrong candidate, the return on the investment will be negative. Bad investments bring losses, and it is no different in the case of hiring processes. The size of possible losses of bad hiring depends primarily on whether:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">despite the employment of an inappropriate candidate, the employer may or may not use his\/her potential,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the hiring process has provided a pool of candidates, of which there is a chance to hire another candidate who meets the employer&#8217;s requirements, the<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">service of the recruitment company &#8211; if used by the employer &#8211; is covered by the guarantee.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of the above circumstances, if it is necessary to conduct the recruitment process again, the employer shall bear the cost of this process at least twice. Firstly, the cost of the first bad hire, secondly, the cost of the second hiring process necessary to find an appropriate candidate.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>The cost of the first and second employee onboarding<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The onboarding process follows the hiring process. Depending on the job position, the onboarding process may take various forms. It can be a 30 minutes long welcome meeting with the team or a several-month-long transition process of a complex project.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The onboarding process uses the employer&#8217;s resources. Specifically, other employees invest their time to help a new employee get started and feel comfortable with his responsibilities\u2014the more time needed to onboard a new employee, the higher employer&#8217;s investment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To sum it up, a bad hire results in onboarding an unfit employee and dismissing him\/her later. In such a case, an employer is forced to run a hiring process again and onboard a new employee. The employer will therefore carry out the onboarding process twice, and therefore will incur double the cost.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>The cost of firing an employee<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firing an employee may also be costly. Parting with an employee may &#8211; but does not have to &#8211; lower team morale and undermine confidence in the decisions made by the employer. It is difficult to estimate the financial cost of a team&#8217;s motivation swings, but such swings are undoubtedly undesirable.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>The cost of delays or failure to complete tasks<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the type of job, a bad hire may lead to delays in projects and tasks. Missing hands to work, whether at a sawmill cutting machine or at a corporation desk, can cause delays, the scale and consequences of which will vary from job to job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not difficult to imagine a situation in which the timely delivery of the service is secured with financial penalties. The shortage of staff may lead to delays in the provision of this service and specific financial consequences.<\/span><\/p><p>Another, unfortunately often common situation that does not require a broader discussion is not achieving sales goals.<\/p><p><strong>The cost of losing know-how and customers<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In rare cases, it may also happen that the fired employee uses confidential data obtained from the employer. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to use the customer database or leave the company with other employees to start a competitive activity.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Are there other costs?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above list certainly does not include all possible costs that may arise due to a bad hire. However, these are the most common costs, in my opinion. It is worth noting that some of the costs presented may also appear when the hiring was carried out in an exemplary manner, and the employer parted ways with an excellent employee with many years of service. Certainly, however, in the case of a bad hire, the risks are much higher.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to avoid costly mistakes? Once again, I encourage you to read the article: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/costly-recruitment-mistakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costly recruitment mistakes<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>What tools help hire effectively? Meet Element, a <a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">user-friendly and efficient applicant tracking system (ATS)<\/span><\/a> that will save the time necessary to plan and carry out the recruitment process properly.<\/p><p><strong>Key statistics<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The U.S. Department of Labor estimates a bad hire can cost even 30% of the employee\u2019s first-year earnings (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insiders.fortune.com\/3-ways-to-weed-out-a-bad-job-candidate-ee365294c331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">source<\/a><\/span>)<\/li><li>The Undercover Recruiter&#8217;s CEO J\u00f6rgen Sundberg estimates that bad hires can cost $240,000 (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/theundercoverrecruiter.com\/infographic-what-cost-hiring-wrong-employee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">source<\/a><\/span>)<\/li><li>According to CareerBuilder, 74% of employers lost an average of $14,900 per bad hire (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrexchangenetwork.com\/hr-talent-acquisition\/articles\/poor-hiring-costs-by-the-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">source<\/a><\/span>).<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>You are welcome to<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/eng\/#schedule-demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule<\/a><\/span> a live demo of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">our<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/#sprawdz-demo\"> ATS<\/a><\/span><strong>, <\/strong>and start recruiting easily effectively!<\/li><li>Read other posts:<ul><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/element-ast-new-video-teaser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Element&#8217;s new video teaser<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/elements-recruitment-pipeline-view-redesigned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Element&#8217;s new candidate pipeline view<\/a>!<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/future-of-hr-jobs\/\">The future of HR Jobs &#8211; Harvard Business Review report<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/eyetracking-recruitment-interview\/\">Eyetracking in recruitment &#8211; where science meets HR<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3b1365 elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-2896 elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"1f3b1365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDISCOVER ELEMENT!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFast, agile and user-friendly ATS created by recruiters for recruiters\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/eng\/#schedule-demo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSCHEDULE A DEMO\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52913921 elementor-author-box--image-valign-middle elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"52913921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maciejmichalewski\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/profile-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Maciej Michalewski\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maciejmichalewski\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CEO @ Element. 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https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-great-reorg-en-1536x837.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-great-reorg-en.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/the-great-reorg-companies-rebuilding-around-ai\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Great Reorg: companies are rebuilding around AI\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Foundation Capital interviewed 25 companies and found that AI is not just speeding up work \u2014 it is forcing organizations to rebuild from the ground up around four human roles.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/the-great-reorg-companies-rebuilding-around-ai\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Great Reorg: companies are rebuilding around AI\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/gallup-2026-employee-engagement-managers-ai\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en-300x164.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en-1536x837.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-gallup-2026-en.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/gallup-2026-employee-engagement-managers-ai\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGallup 2026: the workplace is cracking and managers lose drive faster than the rest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2026: engagement fell to 20%, managers lose drive faster than their teams, and the AI paradox is clear: personal productivity rises, organizational does not.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/gallup-2026-employee-engagement-managers-ai\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gallup 2026: the workplace is cracking and managers lose drive faster than the rest\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/physical-intelligence-automating-physical-work\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_physical_ai_en-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14097\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_physical_ai_en-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_physical_ai_en-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_physical_ai_en.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/physical-intelligence-automating-physical-work\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Polish-founded robot that drives screws faster than humans\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Polish-founded robot that drives screws faster than humans When people think about automation, they usually picture chatbots, image generators, and coding assistants. Meanwhile, AI<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/physical-intelligence-automating-physical-work\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A Polish-founded robot that drives screws faster than humans\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14083 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/people-prefer-ai-poetry-over-shakespeare\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_ai_poetry_en-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14092\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_ai_poetry_en-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_ai_poetry_en-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_ai_poetry_en.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/people-prefer-ai-poetry-over-shakespeare\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPeople prefer AI poetry over Shakespeare\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A study published in Scientific Reports (Nature) produced results that should interest anyone who thinks human creativity is easy to tell apart from machine output.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/people-prefer-ai-poetry-over-shakespeare\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about People prefer AI poetry over Shakespeare\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14078 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/tools-monitoring-ai-impact-on-job-market\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_ai_job_tools-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_ai_job_tools-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_ai_job_tools-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero_ai_job_tools.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/tools-monitoring-ai-impact-on-job-market\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThree tools that measure AI&#8217;s impact on the job market\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The debate about AI&#8217;s impact on the job market has been going on for years, but it only recently moved past the &#8220;experts predict&#8221; stage.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/tools-monitoring-ai-impact-on-job-market\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Three tools that measure AI&#8217;s impact on the job market\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14057 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/poland-job-market-february-2026-grant-thornton-report\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero-gt-feb-2026-en-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14056\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero-gt-feb-2026-en-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero-gt-feb-2026-en-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hero-gt-feb-2026-en.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/poland-job-market-february-2026-grant-thornton-report\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPoland&#8217;s job market: 238,000 offers and the specter of jobless recovery\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In February 2026, Polish employers posted 238,000 job offers \u2013 7% fewer than last year. 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