UNEMPLOYMENT AS PERCIEVED AND EXPERIENCED BY UNEMPLOYED YOUNG PEOPLE IN CROATIA

Od 937 nezaposlenih mladih osoba u Hrvatskoj koje su vratile popunjeni upitnik na temu nezaposlenosti, njih 48% napisalo je i osobni komentar na posljednje pitanje koje je glasilo: Biste li nam željeli još nešto reći u vezi s nezaposlenošću ili u vezi s ovim upitnikom? Metodom kvalitativne analize izolirano je šest kategorija u području o nezaposlenosti mladih (razlog nemogućnosti nalaženja posla, uvjeti rada, stav prema radu, posljedice nezaposlenosti, odnos prema budućnosti i prijedlozi za poboljšanje stanja). Pojmovi iz svih kategorija argumentirani su doslovnim izjavama sudionika te pripadajućim brojčanim pokazateljima. Sudionici istraživanja najintenzivnije su se refl ektirali na razloge nemogućnosti nalaženja posla danas u Hrvatskoj. Temeljem metode utemeljene teorije može se zaključiti da vlastiti položaj nezaposlenosti sudionici ovog istraživanja doživljavaju kaonepravdu, nejednakost i diskriminaciju te se doživljavaju žrtvama ukupne situacije u državi. Upravo od »države«, tj. državnih i političkih struktura očekuju najveću pomoć oko rješavanja takve situacije u zemlji.Out of 937 unemployed young persons in Croatia who handed in the filled questionnaire regarding unemployment, 48% of them wrote a personal comment to the last question: Would you like to add something with regard to unemployment or this questionnaire? Six categories related to unemployment of young people were isolated by means of qualitative analysis (reasons of inability to find work, working conditions, attitude toward work, consequences of unemployment, attitude toward the future and suggestions for improvement of the situation). The notions pertaining to all the categories are supported by verbatim quotations from participants as well as relevant numerical indicators. The participants in the study most frequently refl ected upon the reasons of inability to fi nd work in Croatia today. By means of grounded theory method it can be concluded that the participants in the study perceive their personal unemployment as unjust; they feel that they are treated unequally and that they are discriminated since they consider themselves as victims of the situation in their country. It is from »the state«, i.e. diff erent state and political structures, that they expect the strongest support in dealing with such a situation