The City and Guilds' happiness index for 2008 has just been released in June. It surveys 1,000 UK employees across a range of professions to guage how satisfied they are at work. Employers were also surveyed to see if there was a difference in opinion. Employers have been urged to focus on training and introduce flexi- timing to increase job satisfaction. Almost five million Brits admitted to a touch of ergophobia (fear of work) , with some of the nation’s top earners, lawyers and bankers, dreading the morning alarm clock the most.
Leading organisational psychologist Cary Cooper has analysed the findings from the City & Guilds Happiness Index to help employers understand what makes people happy in the workplace. The top 3 reasons for being happy at work are:
1. An interest in what you do for a living
2. Good relationships with colleagues
3. Having a work-life balance
Beauty therapists and hairdressers are at the top spot in the 2008 Happiness Index, with one in three registering a happiness level of 10 out of 10. At the other end of the scale, builders and bankers were the least happy with their working lives.
What about all the other professions? Doctors, executives, chefs, managers, lawyers, florists, accountants etc? Visit www.cityandguilds.co./happiness for the details.
Makes interesting reading! Wonder how a Happiness Index for India would look like! Would there be a substantial difference? These days when thousands of students are getting ready to enter college life , a look at such an index could also help them choose their future careers!
No comments:
Post a Comment