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According to a recent article form Live Science, more and more Americans are muttering this famous phrase…

Based on a survey conducted by The Conference Board (a market information company that also puts out the Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic Indicators), less than half of the employees polled said they were satisfied with their current job.

“Although a certain amount of dissatisfaction with one’s job is to be expected, the breadth of dissatisfaction is somewhat unsettling, since it carries over from what attracts employees to a job to what keeps them motivated and productive on the job,” said Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board’s Consumer Research Center.

In what areas does the dissatisfaction lie? Primarily with ‘bonus plans, promotion policies, workload and potential for growth.’ While there was a correlation in the study with higher paid workers being more satisfied with their positions than lower salaried workers, it’s interesting to note the areas of personal development and lifestyle that were highlighted by those surveyed.

Furthermore, educational and job training programs as well as non-monetary reward/recognition and performance review processes did not fare well either. Less than 30 percent of respondents claim to be satisfied with these job aspects.

In better news from the Conference Board, they reported on Tuesday that the Consumer Confidence Index hit a five-and-a-half year high.

“Consumer Confidence now stands at a five-and-a-half year high,” said Lynn “as improving present-day business conditions and an easing in the proportion of consumers claiming jobs are hard to get have combined to lift consumers’ spirits.”

Combine these two reports, and this means there are more frustrated workers out there today, with more open jobs available to them. Making it that much more critical for office managers and directors to keep their people happy, wealthy and wise!

Sources:

LiveScience
Yahoo! News
The Conference Board

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