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I recently saw an article about a study results which said that in Denmark large portion of population is happy with their jobs, and a lot of them would keep th
by lgieron 11y ago
I recently saw an article about a study results which said that in Denmark large portion of population is happy with their jobs, and a lot of them would keep the exact same jobs even if winning the lottery. So, in the right culture, people can be quite happy even with the menial and (superficially) unattractive jobs.
BTW these (and similar) reports intrigue me so much that I'd consider moving to Scandivian country for a couple years just to see it first-hand.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoIts cultural, of course. Not every society is full of corporate climbers. Some places its OK to fill a socially useful role, make enough money, and go to the pub after work. Add in family and community club, and you have a life.
- brational 11y agoI'd argue that this is exactly what blue collar america used to be before manufacturing up and left. That and 30-40 years of productivity gains not distributed to workers.
- ashark 11y agoThe social safety net surely helps, too. Improving the worst-case for failing to stay employed gives workers more power to define the terms of employment.