IT workers--unhappy campers?

[Fredfredson]

Hmmm
I guess I'm one of the ones :yay

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IT workers--unhappy campers?

ZDNet (UK)
March 19, 2004, 6:44 AM PT

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-5175988.html

If information technology is your chosen vocation, think again; you might be a lot happier if you switched profession and took up hairdressing, plumbing, cooking or even selling flowers.

Only one in seven IT specialists rate themselves as 'very happy' in their work, compared to one in three in hairdressers, plumbers and chefs, and one in four florists. The findings are revealed in a new City & Guilds 'Happiness Index', based on a survey of 1,054 employees both in academic professions and in vocational occupations. Overall, IT workers came in at number 19 in the happiness index.

Chris Humphries, director general at City & Guilds, said: "It's a misconception that white-collar professionals have the best jobs and are therefore the happiest. As our research proves, it's often people in vocational careers that are the most content and fulfilled."


Helping other people pays off in the happiness stakes, says City & Guilds, as topping the poll of contented occupations are the country's care assistants (40 percent are 'very happy'). City & Guilds does not delve into the reasons why IT specialists, many of whose jobs are commonly perceived to exist to help others in an organization, score such a relatively low happiness index.

Practical work is also rewarded with happiness, boosting the position of florists and plumbers in the ranking. Again, IT specialists do not appear to fall into City & Guilds definition as hands-on workers. For those who do fall into this category, many cite appreciation as a distinct bonus with 65 per cent of vocational workers claiming they feel valued.

Learning new things (62 percent), being your own boss, (61 percent), not being chained to a desk (59 percent) and fulfilling an ambition (52 percent) also cause career celebration. But, the biggest factor in making workers happy has still not changed.

"There is an increasing trend for people to swap careers to do something more hands on," said Humphries. "A lot of employees are starting to realize that job satisfaction is more important than any other consideration, including money. You spend such a lot of time at work, it's vital to enjoy what you do."

[Fredfredson]

Hmmm
I guess I'm one of the ones :yay

F
:pooter
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IT workers--unhappy campers?

ZDNet (UK)
March 19, 2004, 6:44 AM PT

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-5175988.html

If information technology is your chosen vocation, think again; you might be a lot happier if you switched profession and took up hairdressing, plumbing, cooking or even selling flowers.

Only one in seven IT specialists rate themselves as 'very happy' in their work, compared to one in three in hairdressers, plumbers and chefs, and one in four florists. The findings are revealed in a new City & Guilds 'Happiness Index', based on a survey of 1,054 employees both in academic professions and in vocational occupations. Overall, IT workers came in at number 19 in the happiness index.

Chris Humphries, director general at City & Guilds, said: "It's a misconception that white-collar professionals have the best jobs and are therefore the happiest. As our research proves, it's often people in vocational careers that are the most content and fulfilled."


Helping other people pays off in the happiness stakes, says City & Guilds, as topping the poll of contented occupations are the country's care assistants (40 percent are 'very happy'). City & Guilds does not delve into the reasons why IT specialists, many of whose jobs are commonly perceived to exist to help others in an organization, score such a relatively low happiness index.

Practical work is also rewarded with happiness, boosting the position of florists and plumbers in the ranking. Again, IT specialists do not appear to fall into City & Guilds definition as hands-on workers. For those who do fall into this category, many cite appreciation as a distinct bonus with 65 per cent of vocational workers claiming they feel valued.

Learning new things (62 percent), being your own boss, (61 percent), not being chained to a desk (59 percent) and fulfilling an ambition (52 percent) also cause career celebration. But, the biggest factor in making workers happy has still not changed.

"There is an increasing trend for people to swap careers to do something more hands on," said Humphries. "A lot of employees are starting to realize that job satisfaction is more important than any other consideration, including money. You spend such a lot of time at work, it's vital to enjoy what you do."

[Fredfredson]

Hmmm
I guess I'm one of the ones :yay

F
:pooter
======================
IT workers--unhappy campers?

ZDNet (UK)
March 19, 2004, 6:44 AM PT

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-5175988.html

If information technology is your chosen vocation, think again; you might be a lot happier if you switched profession and took up hairdressing, plumbing, cooking or even selling flowers.

Only one in seven IT specialists rate themselves as 'very happy' in their work, compared to one in three in hairdressers, plumbers and chefs, and one in four florists. The findings are revealed in a new City & Guilds 'Happiness Index', based on a survey of 1,054 employees both in academic professions and in vocational occupations. Overall, IT workers came in at number 19 in the happiness index.

Chris Humphries, director general at City & Guilds, said: "It's a misconception that white-collar professionals have the best jobs and are therefore the happiest. As our research proves, it's often people in vocational careers that are the most content and fulfilled."


Helping other people pays off in the happiness stakes, says City & Guilds, as topping the poll of contented occupations are the country's care assistants (40 percent are 'very happy'). City & Guilds does not delve into the reasons why IT specialists, many of whose jobs are commonly perceived to exist to help others in an organization, score such a relatively low happiness index.

Practical work is also rewarded with happiness, boosting the position of florists and plumbers in the ranking. Again, IT specialists do not appear to fall into City & Guilds definition as hands-on workers. For those who do fall into this category, many cite appreciation as a distinct bonus with 65 per cent of vocational workers claiming they feel valued.

Learning new things (62 percent), being your own boss, (61 percent), not being chained to a desk (59 percent) and fulfilling an ambition (52 percent) also cause career celebration. But, the biggest factor in making workers happy has still not changed.

"There is an increasing trend for people to swap careers to do something more hands on," said Humphries. "A lot of employees are starting to realize that job satisfaction is more important than any other consideration, including money. You spend such a lot of time at work, it's vital to enjoy what you do."

[kramsret]

It's because many of the young IT workers thought in college that they'd be millionaires by the time they were 25. And they aren't.

Too many people, during that boom, got into IT for the wrong reasons. Now they're stuck in a profession they really aren't cut out for.

[kramsret]

It's because many of the young IT workers thought in college that they'd be millionaires by the time they were 25. And they aren't.

Too many people, during that boom, got into IT for the wrong reasons. Now they're stuck in a profession they really aren't cut out for.

[kramsret]

It's because many of the young IT workers thought in college that they'd be millionaires by the time they were 25. And they aren't.

Too many people, during that boom, got into IT for the wrong reasons. Now they're stuck in a profession they really aren't cut out for.

[toolman846]

I think that sounds like a good analysis, kram, and I wouldn't be surprised if it applied, to one degree or another, to many occupations today. For one reason or another.

However you slice it, if you go out into the trenches and talk to the people on the front lines, there are a LOT of unhappy campers out there. In many walks of life. Look at the popularity of cartoons like Dilbert. Why? Because the humor is often right on the money. That's what gives it it's mass appeal - it' rings so damn true. The lack of so-called 'corporate loyalty' to the employees, and the preponderence of walking, breathing examples of the Peter Principle, all combine to tip the balance toward the negative, in the workplace.

Like the man said, it's hard to soar like an eagle when you work with a bunch of turkeys. And someone very close to me noted the other day that few things piss one off more than being told how to do your job by someone who can't do theirs.

[toolman846]

I think that sounds like a good analysis, kram, and I wouldn't be surprised if it applied, to one degree or another, to many occupations today. For one reason or another.

However you slice it, if you go out into the trenches and talk to the people on the front lines, there are a LOT of unhappy campers out there. In many walks of life. Look at the popularity of cartoons like Dilbert. Why? Because the humor is often right on the money. That's what gives it it's mass appeal - it' rings so damn true. The lack of so-called 'corporate loyalty' to the employees, and the preponderence of walking, breathing examples of the Peter Principle, all combine to tip the balance toward the negative, in the workplace.

Like the man said, it's hard to soar like an eagle when you work with a bunch of turkeys. And someone very close to me noted the other day that few things piss one off more than being told how to do your job by someone who can't do theirs.

[toolman846]

I think that sounds like a good analysis, kram, and I wouldn't be surprised if it applied, to one degree or another, to many occupations today. For one reason or another.

However you slice it, if you go out into the trenches and talk to the people on the front lines, there are a LOT of unhappy campers out there. In many walks of life. Look at the popularity of cartoons like Dilbert. Why? Because the humor is often right on the money. That's what gives it it's mass appeal - it' rings so damn true. The lack of so-called 'corporate loyalty' to the employees, and the preponderence of walking, breathing examples of the Peter Principle, all combine to tip the balance toward the negative, in the workplace.

Like the man said, it's hard to soar like an eagle when you work with a bunch of turkeys. And someone very close to me noted the other day that few things piss one off more than being told how to do your job by someone who can't do theirs.

[cwinton]

And someone very close to me noted the other day that few things piss one off more than being told how to do your job by someone who can't do theirs.

No shit ... got that right!

Nothing to do with you, Toolman, but an excellent post!)

The funny thing is ... the one's saying 'do it this way' ... whom don't know what the hell they're talking about ... are the one's that are listened to when they say, 'I told him/her to do it this way and they are too incompetent to follow my instructions.' Instructions that were bogus, that is, but, nonetheless, the big-shots have the ear of Human Resources ... and the underlings get the axe. Seen it more than a hundred times!

(Reminds me of the Bush Admin).

[cwinton]

And someone very close to me noted the other day that few things piss one off more than being told how to do your job by someone who can't do theirs.

No shit ... got that right!

Nothing to do with you, Toolman, but an excellent post!)

The funny thing is ... the one's saying 'do it this way' ... whom don't know what the hell they're talking about ... are the one's that are listened to when they say, 'I told him/her to do it this way and they are too incompetent to follow my instructions.' Instructions that were bogus, that is, but, nonetheless, the big-shots have the ear of Human Resources ... and the underlings get the axe. Seen it more than a hundred times!

(Reminds me of the Bush Admin).

[cwinton]

And someone very close to me noted the other day that few things piss one off more than being told how to do your job by someone who can't do theirs.

No shit ... got that right!

Nothing to do with you, Toolman, but an excellent post!)

The funny thing is ... the one's saying 'do it this way' ... whom don't know what the hell they're talking about ... are the one's that are listened to when they say, 'I told him/her to do it this way and they are too incompetent to follow my instructions.' Instructions that were bogus, that is, but, nonetheless, the big-shots have the ear of Human Resources ... and the underlings get the axe. Seen it more than a hundred times!

(Reminds me of the Bush Admin).

[ninjalooter1701]

Only one in seven IT specialists rate themselves as 'very happy' in their work, compared to one in three in hairdressers, plumbers and chefs, and one in four florists

One in three HAIRDRESSERS
One in four FLORISTS

ARE very HAPPY. Hmm...that's so "HAPPY..." Maybe they misunderstood the survey? Just kidding...

[ninjalooter1701]

Only one in seven IT specialists rate themselves as 'very happy' in their work, compared to one in three in hairdressers, plumbers and chefs, and one in four florists

One in three HAIRDRESSERS
One in four FLORISTS

ARE very HAPPY. Hmm...that's so "HAPPY..." Maybe they misunderstood the survey? Just kidding...

[ninjalooter1701]

Only one in seven IT specialists rate themselves as 'very happy' in their work, compared to one in three in hairdressers, plumbers and chefs, and one in four florists

One in three HAIRDRESSERS
One in four FLORISTS

ARE very HAPPY. Hmm...that's so "HAPPY..." Maybe they misunderstood the survey? Just kidding...

[toolman846]

There's an old joke in my racket, that goes (and everybody knows what you mean when you say it) "I don't understand what your problem is. This thing is real easy. All ya gotta do is....." Often shortened to simply "All ya gotta do is....." As universally understood on the shop floor as the phrase "dead nuts" and the acronyms "CYA" and "FTD".

Because invariably these words are spoken by the guy who isn't the one who has to "do", and he doesn't have a clue in hell what he's talking about. Or why his idea would make Rube Goldberg scratch his head in disbelief.

Old ditty in my racket (and others, I'm sure):

We the willing
Led by the unknowing
Doing the impossible
For the ungrateful.

We have been doing so much
For so long
With so little
We now feel qualified
To do anything

With nothing.

And my guess would be those hairdressers have been inhaling too much peroxide, and the florists have probably been in the back room, sniffing one too many poppy flowers..... :lol

[toolman846]

There's an old joke in my racket, that goes (and everybody knows what you mean when you say it) "I don't understand what your problem is. This thing is real easy. All ya gotta do is....." Often shortened to simply "All ya gotta do is....." As universally understood on the shop floor as the phrase "dead nuts" and the acronyms "CYA" and "FTD".

Because invariably these words are spoken by the guy who isn't the one who has to "do", and he doesn't have a clue in hell what he's talking about. Or why his idea would make Rube Goldberg scratch his head in disbelief.

Old ditty in my racket (and others, I'm sure):

We the willing
Led by the unknowing
Doing the impossible
For the ungrateful.

We have been doing so much
For so long
With so little
We now feel qualified
To do anything

With nothing.

And my guess would be those hairdressers have been inhaling too much peroxide, and the florists have probably been in the back room, sniffing one too many poppy flowers..... :lol

[toolman846]

There's an old joke in my racket, that goes (and everybody knows what you mean when you say it) "I don't understand what your problem is. This thing is real easy. All ya gotta do is....." Often shortened to simply "All ya gotta do is....." As universally understood on the shop floor as the phrase "dead nuts" and the acronyms "CYA" and "FTD".

Because invariably these words are spoken by the guy who isn't the one who has to "do", and he doesn't have a clue in hell what he's talking about. Or why his idea would make Rube Goldberg scratch his head in disbelief.

Old ditty in my racket (and others, I'm sure):

We the willing
Led by the unknowing
Doing the impossible
For the ungrateful.

We have been doing so much
For so long
With so little
We now feel qualified
To do anything

With nothing.

And my guess would be those hairdressers have been inhaling too much peroxide, and the florists have probably been in the back room, sniffing one too many poppy flowers..... :lol