Poland has been seeing great growth after years of EU funding and incentives, leading to the creation of a “silicon valley” in the Domaniewska district of Warsaw, a tract of more than 100 modern office buildings, occupying over one million square metres, and housing up to 100,000 workers.

TNS Poland have commissioned a survey, revealing details on worker age, hours, productivity and common complaints. It’s estimated 87% of the 80,000-100,000 workers are under 30 years old.

The area is colloquially known as “Mordor”, named after the Lord of The Rings wasteland around Sauron’s tower and Mount Doom, mainly due to it’s congestion and traffic jams, but also because of a perceived state of mind. A community in it’s own right, it has it’s own Facebook page with 77k Likes, blog, and hilariously, it even seems to have it’s own booze.

Job content

Part of the “love” equation comes from job content. A huge 70% get to deal with “cool and creative” projects, and just over half consider it a dream job.