Poll: Most Americans unhappy at work
By Herb Scribner, Deseret News
Chances are you’re unhappy with your job.
A report from Gallup found that 70 percent of Americans report feeling unhappy, uninspired and less engaged in their job. This has led American workers to be less productive, costing the United States anywhere from $450 to $550 billion a year, the report said.
To find this, researchers sent out questionnaires to thousands of employees and asked whether they felt they were engaged or not.
Engaged workers tended to be more loyal to their companies and were “responsible for the most innovation within their organization,” according to CBS News.
Meanwhile, those who said they were less engaged also were more likely to take out their unhappiness on their co-workers by “undermining what their engaged co-workers” accomplished, according to CBS News.