Survey Says: Workers Heart Their Jobs
More American workers are not singing, "Take This Job and Shove It," according to a study by global staffing organization Randstad.
More than half of U.S. workers love their jobs, and 62 percent say they feel their employers really care about them, according to the recent survey.
"It's somewhat surprising that such a large percentage of workers say they love their job today despite layoffs, cutbacks and bigger workloads," according to Eileen Habelow, senior vice president of organizational development for Randstad.
She said this trend could represent workers feeling thankful they have jobs when so many are laid off. Or it could mean workers feel more valued by their employers and have a greater sense of achievement because they have learned new work skills of late.
Sixty-six percent of workers say it's the work they do that makes them so happy to punch the clock each day. Eleven percent said co-workers make them love the workplace; 10 percent say their employer makes them happy; and 9 percent cite pay as a reason for their overall elation.
Of the 37 percent of workers who report hating their jobs, 29 percent cite the work they do as the reason. These workers also attribute their dissatisfaction to salary or pay (25 percent) and their employers (23 percent).
While pay is not the chief reason cited for why employees love or hate their jobs, it is the top reason why they are there. More than a third - 36 percent -say it is because of the pay or salary -the top answer across all demographic groups.
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