For managers and professionals, job satisfaction hits its lowest point during their 40s but often rebounds later in life. In contrast, workers in intermediate and lower occupational classes do not display the same U-shaped trajectory. This challenges the belief that a mid-career crisis is universal.
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A new UK study finds that companies where employees are happier 😊 consistently outperform the market 📈 – especially in tech 💻. It takes time, but the value is real.
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Nature
Does employee happiness create value for firm performance?
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Does employee happiness create value for firm performance?
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A new study links workplace AI adoption to increased employee depression 😔, partly due to reduced psychological safety 🛡️.
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Nature
The dark side of artificial intelligence adoption: linking artificial intelligence adoption to employee depression via psychological…
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The dark side of artificial intelligence adoption: linking artificial intelligence adoption to employee depression via psychological safety and...
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A study of Starbucks workers finds that difficult working conditions for service-industry workers are exacerbated by isolation from others facing similar challenges. New communication networks created by and under the control of workers have the potential to improve the quality of work life. ☕️👷♀️📱✨
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ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
Metrics and Macchiatos: Challenges for Service-Industry Wdustry Workers and the Need for Worker-Driven ICTs | ACM Transactions…
Nearly 30 million people work in the foodservice and retail industries in the United
States, representing approximately 18 percent of the total U.S. workforce. These service-industry
workers contend with pressures from algorithmic management and other ...
States, representing approximately 18 percent of the total U.S. workforce. These service-industry
workers contend with pressures from algorithmic management and other ...
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Study finds unionization among hospital healthcare workers led to significantly higher raises 💰, no overtime work pressure ⏰, access to insurance 🏥, experiencing less workplace harassment 🚫 and higher mental well-being 😊.
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Sage Journals
Unionization in Healthcare: Examining Working Conditions and Worker Mental Health Outcomes in Hospital Settings - Jihee Woo, Jeffrey…
This study examines the association between unionization, working conditions, and mental health among hospital healthcare workers. Survey data were collected fr...
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Employees in open-plan and shared offices are more likely to report poor indoor climate compared to those working in private offices. Self-reported poor indoor climate has also been linked to headaches 🤕 and respiratory symptoms 🤧.
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Indoor climate in open-plan offices may affect health
Employees in open-plan and shared offices are more likely to report poor indoor climate compared to those working in private offices.
Open-plan offices increase risk of workplace bullying compared with employees having their own office space. Employers justify open-plans to encourage creative interactions, but research shows that open-plan offices do not promote health, job satisfaction or productivity.
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EurekAlert!
Increased risk of bullying in open-plan offices
Open-plan offices entail a clearly increased risk of workplace bullying compared with employees having their own office or sharing with just a few colleagues. Activity-based open-plan offices, by contrast, showed no increased risk of bullying, likely due…
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Strict bosses can lead to employees doing less at work. In Chinese small and medium-sized firms, authoritarian leaders drive higher burnout and more quiet quitting. Forcing staff to show up sick or exhausted further boosts this burnout and deepens their disengagement.
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Frontiers
Frontiers | How the negative role of authoritarian leadership leads to quiet quitting: the moderated mediating role of involuntary…
Quiet quitting emerged as a widespread form of employee withdrawal in the post-pandemic era, reflecting shifting work norms, unmet psychological needs, and d...
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Constant search for meaning is associated with higher workplace burnout, study suggests
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PsyPost
Constant search for meaning is associated with higher workplace burnout, study suggests
While feeling a sense of purpose protects against workplace stress, actively searching for meaning is associated with emotional exhaustion and cynicism, according to a three-year study.
During the 2024 US presidential primary season, a recent study found that reading or watching negative political media predicted higher anxiety and lower work engagement, whereas positive political content predicted increased hope and helpfulness on the job.
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PsyPost
Doomscrolling political news during your downtime predicts reduced engagement at work
Consuming political news outside of work is associated with how employees feel on the job. A new study suggests negative media predicts workplace anxiety, while positive content is linked to increased hope and helpfulness.