Saturday, May 29, 2010

Hopelessness in the Workplace

from Counterpunch. The article presents hard evidence that reveals a dramatic decline in worker satisfaction among people in 60 countries over the past 23 years.
The Conference Board’s study indicated that the drop-off wasn’t tied primarily to worries over job security, as critical as that concern is.  Rather, the responses were quite specific.  Among the complaints:  on-the-job pressure, longer hours, bad bosses, workplace intimidation, arbitrary decision-making and evaluations, and a sense of general hopelessness.