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Monday, April 28, 2008
The quest to be a gruntled worker
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The main story in Sunday’s ajcjobs section talked about ways to increase your satisfaction with your career and/or job. The story cited a 2007 poll that showed that fewer than half of the respondents were satisfied with their jobs. The percentages were lower for younger age groups than for older workers, but all of the percentages were quite a bit lower than the 61 percent overall who were satisfied with their jobs 20 years ago.
Are you a disgruntled worker? What aspects of your job or career have fallen short of the expectations you had when you began in the position or field? Why do you think people are less satisfied with their work today than workers were 20 years ago? Is it, as the story suggests, because we have higher expectations for what our jobs and careers should mean in our lives? What do you think leads to job satisfaction, and do you believe that it’s all a matter of mind over matter?
