Are People in the UK Happy with their Jobs?
Are people in the UK really happy with their jobs? or are they stuck with no option? If you are reading this it’s certain that you’d get it right here.
The average worker spends one-fifth of their time at work miserable, and one in ten begin to feel uncomfortable less than six months into a new career.
Are People in the UK Happy with their Jobs?
Which would you prefer, a career you despise that pays well or a job you adore but pays poorly? The public largely chose passion over cash.
Over two-thirds (64%) stated they’d rather have a low-compensated job, they loved than a well-paid job they despised, compared to only 18% who’d choose a well-paid job they loathed.
But what percentage of British workers fit into these two categories? And how many British people have struck gold by having a career that they believe is well-paid and that they enjoy?
How Satisfied are Britons with their Jobs?
Given that we spend so much of our lives working, it is encouraging to learn that the majority of British workers are satisfied with their jobs.
About half (45%) say they like their employment, with a lucky 17% finding positions they adore. Another one-fifth (20%) do not like or detest their employment.
Few people are employed in jobs they dislike. One in ten British workers detests their jobs, while 6% actively dislike their occupations.
Employees from the middle class are substantially more likely to enjoy their jobs than those from the lower classes.
Women were also more likely than men to say they enjoy and love their jobs.
About half of the British workers (47%) are happy with their salary, with four in ten (39%) believing they are pretty well compensated and 8% believing they are exceptionally well paid.
Just under a quarter of British workers believe they are paid moderately (15%) or extremely (8%) poorly, while nearly three-tenths (29%) believe they are paid neither well nor poorly.
Middle-class persons are more likely than working-class people to believe their jobs are highly paid (52% vs 36%).
While males are less likely than women to say they enjoy their work, they are more likely to believe they are well compensated.
In comparison to 43% of women, half of the males (50%) think their job pays very or pretty well.
How do Those Outcomes Interact?
Overall, one-third (33%) of Britons work in occupations they like or love that pay fairly/very well, with one-fifth (20%) working in jobs they like that pay fairly well and the other 2% working in positions that pay very well.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, one in twenty (5%) work in fairly/very poorly paid occupations that they loathe or despise, with an unfortunate 1% working in a very poorly compensated position that they despise.
Regarding the original problem posed by YouGov, it turns out that only 5% of Britons are in one of the two scenarios: 3% are in poorly paid occupations they enjoy, and 2% are in well-compensated positions they despise.
Being happy at work is vital not only for preventing dissatisfaction from affecting your home life, but it is also important for protecting your health and well-being. Do well to let your acquaintances know about this.
CSN Team.
