Emeritus Prof Christopher May5d ago

Meanwhile in the world of work

The good news:

few workers think their jobs are meaningless, despite some claims the view is widespread;

the bad news:

workplace bullying & abuse are too high (if not at epidemic proportions that some fear);

and:

hybrid working is a much more longer term shift in working practice, and as such explains why people are resisting the recent call to 'return to the office'!

#workers #economics

https://theconversation.com/whos-thriving-whos-struggling-and-whos-stuck-at-the-kitchen-table-how-working-lives-are-changing-in-the-uk-254235

Who’s thriving, who’s struggling and who’s stuck at the kitchen table: how working lives are changing in the UK

A long-running study of working lives in the UK reveals surprising shifts in skills, satisfaction and inequality.

The Conversation
Show threadNini5d ago
@ChrisMayLA6 I would argue more people need to find their jobs meaningless, "working in order to live" is a meaning sure but doesn't mean the materiality of the job duties are meaningful, they don't enrich or feel like a net positive beyond what it pays.
Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher May

@nini

Interestingly, when I do my occasional career change counselling, the quest for a new 'meaningful' career is the main (indeed I'd say almost universal) motivation for seeking to change careers... but that's just a self selected anecdotal snap-shot of course

Apr 15 at 7:59amWeb
Show threadNini5d ago
@ChrisMayLA6 People need purpose in their work beyond money, that's usually the case for why people jump careers right? They need to feel like their work does good in a tangible way and sometimes they don't feel like they're seeing the good so they need to change something even if it's well-paid. It doesn't fulfil something they want from life so if a life is defined by its' works it'd be good to do something with worth even if only one person sees that worth.
Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher May5d ago

@nini

Yup, that's what I've observed; indeed the willingness to swap high pay for less pay but meaningfullness is certainly a theme