A Link to Unhappy American workers
This makes me wonder why job satisfaction has dropped so precipitously in the past 20 years. Is it because we have higher expectations fueled by being relentlessly fed idealized versions of life? The first generations of Americans raised under a pervasive advertising culture now populates the workforce.
Is it because many, if not most, of Americans now work for a corporation and feel disconnected from their employers? Perhaps because of this people have lost a sense of purpose in work; they don’t know why they are working other than to make money. Maybe the standardization of work rules in corporations helps people feel like they are an easily replaced cog.
Likewise, as fewer jobs involved actually making something, people can’t grasp the utility of what they are doing. It just seems pointless.
I’m sure that increasing job insecurity, rising health care costs and a reduced amount of disposable income (compared to 20 years ago) further exacerbates this problem.
