Survey: This Valentine’s Day, Vast Majority of Workers Love Their Jobs

The most recent “Workplace Insights” survey from Adecco USA, a recruitment and workforce solutions provider, comes during a historic time for our nation. As Friday’s jobs report indicated the greatest jobs losses since 1974, it’s expected that appreciation for staying employed may be on the rise, but how about that loving feeling?

This Valentine’s Day the vast majority of American workers (78 percent) love what they do just as much or more than they did before we entered a recession. Further, an even greater number (86 percent) don’t think that loving what you do is less important even in the midst of the current economic turmoil. Despite these feelings of love and affection, if they could do it all over again, just over half of American workers (54 percent) would have chosen a different career path knowing what they know today.

Additional survey findings include:

Appreciation outweighs Sunday dread: Only a small percent of American workers (9 percent) dread starting a new work week, as feelings of appreciation (41 percent) dominate Monday morning emotions, outperforming those who felt indifferent (26 percent) and those excited to get going (21 percent).

Boomers/Generation X Most Worried, Less Willing To Adapt: Three out of ten boomers and Generation X workers are feeling nervous about the stability of their job, compared to a smaller 20 percent of Generation Y workers. However, more Generation Y workers are willing to work harder or longer hours due to the current economic situation than either boomers or Generation X workers.

Confidence in executives not improving: The vast majority of workers (90 percent) have the same amount or less confidence in their company’s executive team as a result of the declining economic situation.

Women more appreciative, men indifferent: Almost half of women (46 percent) are appreciative to start the work week compared with a smaller 38 percent of men who feel the same. In contrast, almost a third of working men (31 percent) feel indifferent on Monday mornings, compared to a significantly smaller 21 percent of working women


Source: Talent Management