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Workers Enjoy Their Jobs Less as a Result of Recession, Survey Finds

March 5, 2010 — Less than half (39%)of U.S. workers said in a recent survey that the recession has helped them appreciate their jobs more, which is a significant drop compared to the percentage of workers (55%) who felt this way a year ago.

The American Workplace Insights Survey from Adecco Group North America found generationally 27% of Gen Y said they love their job less than last year, nearly a 10% jump over the 16% who felt this way last year. In fact, 17% of Gen Y and 20% of Gen X workers are thinking about jumping ship and going back to school, the survey found.

“During the recent economic downturn, organizations have not had to spend much time or effort in retaining talent because employees have ‘hunkered down’ in their roles to try to stay employed in a market of high unemployment,” said Adam Alexander, vice president of MasteryWorks.  “As the economy recovers, these same employees will begin to look for new opportunities, and with the lack of a strong retention strategy in place many organizations face the prospect of losing top talent.”

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