Become a member
Quick Registration
Full Registration Benefits -
Free Homepages for Doctors
Free Homepages for Hospitals
Free Homepages for Medical Conference
Free Homepages for NGO's
Personal Health Record Creation
Access to all Medical Slides
Access to all Jobs & Products Sale
Florists, Gardeners Named Happiest Workers | |
|
| |
 |  |  | Comments |  |
 |  |
 |
 |
 |  |
 |
 Text  |
According to a recent survey, florists and gardeners are the happiest workers while bankers are the least content in their jobs.
The study claims that greater job satisfaction is down to workers having more flexibility and control over their daily routine.
The study claims that greater job satisfaction is down to workers having more flexibility and control over their daily routine.
The results are in line with previous studies that show that money doesn't buy long-term happiness.
A survey of 2,200 workers by the vocational awards body City and Guilds found that almost nine out of 10 gardeners and florists were happy in their job, compared with four out of five hairdressers and three out of four plumbers, the Daily Express reported.
In contrast, just 44 percent of finance and bank workers and 48 percent of computer staff were happy.
The report said that despite the presumption that jobs in banking, computing and human resources were often well-paid, in reality they did not offer fulfillment. And it highlighted that those earning over 60,000 pounds were the unhappiest, at 22 percent.
Overall, people in vocationally trained, skills-based jobs, such as hairdressers, gardeners, plumbers and electricians, were happiest.
The research also revealed that 85 percent of self-employed people were happier at work.
Professor Cary Cooper, of Lancaster University, said as long as employees earned a base-rate wage other factors then become motivators.
"The evidence is that it's not money at all that makes us happy. People get no more happiness from extra money," he said.
"What's important is controlling your own time, seeing the end result and that your work is valuable. It's also about not being micromanaged and creating your own life-work balance.
"Bankers have little control of their high-pressured jobs and currently have a poor image, so money is not a major motivator," he added.
The findings were published ahead of the Skills Show in Birmingham later this week.
Source-ANI
| |
|
|
 Comment & Contribute
|
Related Links
Test Your Happiness Quotient
Are you leading a happy and fulfilling life? Test your happiness quotient using these 10 ...
Women Make Better Gardeners
If you want a great garden, hand the gloves to women. For they are better at choosing, arranging and tending to flowers, planting hanging baskets and ...
Allotment Gardeners Benefited
Elderly people over 60 who have an allotment are decidedly healthier than those who do not. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open ...
Urban Gardeners Told to be Careful About Lead in Soil and Food
Research indicates that with more food production in cities, the safety of the produce grown in urban gardens becomes increasingly important. ...
Lifestyle Related News
'Baby Ready' Dating Site Launched in Denmark
A dating site 'Baby-ready dot now' targeting singles looking for a partner to have children with launched this week in Denmark, has attracted ...
Russia to Ban Adoption of Russian Children by Foreign Gay Couples
Following France's vote last month allowing gay marriage, Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill which would place tough restrictions on adoption ...
Iran's Bam Citadel No Longer in Danger List
Iran's ancient citadel of Bam, almost completely destroyed by a major earthquake in 2003, has been removed from the UNESCO list of "World Heritage in ...
In Developing Countries, Remote Regions Mobile Health Devices can Improve Health Care Access
An article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) states that mobile health technology has substantial potential for improving ...
Study: Medical Intervention in Transgender Adolescents Appears to be Safe and Effective
A new study finds that hormone treatment to halt puberty in adolescents with gender identity disorder does not cause lasting harm to their bones. The ...
New Mobile Game Allows Players To Experience Being in Cockpits Of World War I Airplanes
A new mobile app that puts players in the cockpits of World War I airplanes and lets users fly solo was recently launched. Sid Meier's ...
- Health News Index
|
|
- News Quick Links
| News Categories: |
| » | Research Reveals Early Age Screening Could Aid Breast Cancer Fight |
| » | Blood Tests can be Used to Detect Cancers Caused by Oral Sex |
| » | Exposure to BPA Boosts Risk of Prostate Cancer |
| » | Researchers Use Math to Kill Cancer Cells |
| » | Simple Ways to Prevent Skin Cancer |
| More Cancer News | |
|
Ask an Expert
