A UK survey finds that bad jobs don't get better
Women who dislike their job come to hate it more over time, even if they earn more, whereas men's job dissatisfaction stays much the same regardless of pay, according to a UK survey of 2,800 employees, which included scientists. Conversely, women and men who like their job enjoy it more as time passes. Kausik Chaudhuri at the University of Leeds, UK, a co-author of the study — called 'Job Satisfaction, Age and Tenure' — says the findings suggest that it does not become easier to adapt to a job that is not a good fit from the outset. Early-career researchers should therefore choose carefully in today's economic climate.
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Employment: Job dissatisfaction lasts. Nature 519, 253 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7542-253b
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