Job Satisfaction Shocking Results: Is your commute the best part of your work day?
Recent surveys have shed light on just how discontented Americans are with their jobs. The Conference Board, a market information company that also publishes the Consumer Confidence Index, reported in a study that less than 50% of Americans said they liked their jobs. In one study human resources firm Chiumento, discovered that 51 per cent employees remain in their current position for the salary. A study by The Segal Company, a New York-based compensation, benefits and HR consultancy found that the biggest driver of turnover for employees under 40 is dissatisfaction with career opportunities and job content.
If commuting is the favorite part of workers workday some thing is wrong with the choice people are making when it comes to choosing their work, as the followingsurvey reported in the Washington Post reveals: Tellingly, when asked to name the most enjoyable part of their jobs, the top answer — just above enjoying the company of co-workers — was the commute.
“If the commute is one of the best aspects of your job, that really illustrates how much dissatisfaction there is,” Franco said.
A survey from CareerBuilder.com reveals that 4 out of 5 Americans are not working their dream jobs. (EmployeeSurvey White Papers: http://www.nbrii.com). If 80% of workers are not in their dream job that is a scary thought. Are you one of the 4 out of 5 that does not love your work? If you are you need to do something about it before job stress starts killing you. According to a paper by The University of Massachusetts Lowell, A substantial body of evidence shows a strong correlation between workplace stress and the development of cardiovascular problems such as hypertension and myocardial infarction (Belkic 2004, Landsbergis et al. 2004). In the past most studies were related to men and showed direct correlations between job stress and heart attacks in men.
New studies now clearly show the same effect in women. Findings presented at the American Heart Association’sScientific Sessions 2010 clearly demonstrate this: the risk of experiencing any cardiovascular event, including heart attacks or procedures to open clogged arteries, was about 40% higher in women with job stress, compared with women with little on-the-job stress. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20101114/job-stress-may-raise-womens-heart-attack-risk
The bottom-line is if you are not satisfied with your work –it is killing you- do something about it!
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