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U.S. workers increasingly dissatisfied with jobs
Anonymous . Gainesville Sun ; Gainesville, Fla. [Gainesville, Fla]01 Mar 2005.
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ABSTRACT (ABSTRACT)
The long-term drop in job satisfaction has been driven by rapid changes in technology, employers’ push for
productivity and shifting expectations among workers, said Lynn Franco, director of the group’s Consumer
Research Center.
“As large numbers of baby boomers prepare to leave the work force, they will be increasingly replaced by younger
workers, who tend to be as dissatisfied with their jobs, but have different attitudes and expectations about the role
of work in their lives,” Franco said. “This transition will present a new challenge for employers.”
“It’s not just about money anymore. It’s not about wages. It’s about much more than that,” she said. “It’s about
overall job aspects, both monetary and kind of these softer issues as well.”
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NEW YORK – U.S. workers, pushed to produce more and uneasy about new technology and other
changes, are markedly less satisfied with their jobs than a decade ago, a new survey says.
But the decline in on-the-job happiness, which continued through economic cycles in recent years, has at least
temporarily leveled off, according to the survey released Monday by The Conference Board, a New York-based
business research group.
Half of U.S. workers are happy with their jobs, down from nearly 59 percent in 1995, according to the survey. Of
those, about 14 percent say they are very satisfied, on par with the group’s last survey in 2003 and down from 18.4
percent in 1995.
The number of those satisfied is slightly higher than in a similar survey done in 2003, when 48.9 percent of workers
indicated they were content with their jobs.
Compared to a decade ago, job satisfaction has declined among all types of workers, but the drop varies by age
and income. The biggest decline in on-the-job happiness was among workers earning $25,000 to $35,000 and
among workers between the ages of 35 to 44.
The workers most satisfied with their jobs are those earning $50,000 or more and workers at least 65 years old, the
survey found.
The long-term drop in job satisfaction has been driven by rapid changes in technology, employers’ push for
productivity and shifting expectations among workers, said Lynn Franco, director of the group’s Consumer
Research Center.
“As large numbers of baby boomers prepare to leave the work force, they will be increasingly replaced by younger
workers, who tend to be as dissatisfied with their jobs, but have different attitudes and expectations about the role
of work in their lives,” Franco said. “This transition will present a new challenge for employers.”
The survey, conducted for The Conference Board by market research firm TNS, is based on a representative
sample of 5,000 households surveyed in July.
Workers are generally content with their commutes to work and the relationships with co-workers.
But they voice substantial discontent with their companies’ bonus plans, promotion policies, health plans and
pension benefits. Only about one in three said they are satisfied with their pay.
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The decline in satisfaction, though, also reflects harder to quantify factors like stress and the blurring of lines
between work and home life, Franco said.
“It’s not just about money anymore. It’s not about wages. It’s about much more than that,” she said. “It’s about
overall job aspects, both monetary and kind of these softer issues as well.”
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People: Franco, Lynn
Company: Conference Board
Publication title: Gainesville Sun; Gainesville, Fla.
Publication year: 2005
Publication date: Mar 1, 2005
Section: BUSINESS
Publisher: Halifax Media Group
Place of publication: Gainesville, Fla.
Country of publication: United States, Gainesville, Fla.
Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals–United States
ISSN: 01634925
Source type: Newspapers
Language of publication: English
Document type: News
ProQuest document ID: 390584410
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