job satisfaction

According to a new survey by the employment company Manpower earlier this month, 84% of North American workers plan to actively look for a new job in 2011. This is up from a 60% response in 2009. According to Douglas J. Matthews, president and CEO of Right Management, a Manpower company, the...

The relationship between money and happiness is stronger for people paid hourly because they're more often reminded of how much they earn, according to researchers at Stanford University and the University of Toronto. That lets workers more easily measure their value, which in turn increases happiness.

More Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs, which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has a job.

BusinessWeek's latest cover story reports that the current financial crisis is creating a lost generation of young people. That sounds quite dramatic, but is it true? A generation tossed on the scrap heap of history? Surely you exaggerate, BusinessWeek! Unfortunately, its evidence is certainly...

This recession has cost many older workers their jobs. However, according to a study just released by the American Association of Retired People (AARP), the long-term consequences for those people might be positive. The 14-year study found that a huge 91% of respondents who changed jobs at the age...

When I look back on the jobs that I've had, I'm struck by the things that made me stay or leave. For example, as a teacher, I accepted a low salary, odd hours, and the fact that my work life and my home life were never totally separate. In fact, I didn't just accept this job; I loved it....