Yeah, I was surprised that the article didn't mention the elephant in the room here. Not sure if the 2020 figure already reflects the effect of Covid, but (pure

Yeah, I was surprised that the article didn't mention the elephant in the room here. Not sure if the 2020 figure already reflects the effect of Covid, but (purely anecdotally) my job satisfaction and engagement was also higher in 2020/2021 than today. That probably had something to do with the novelty of working from home, finding out that it's possible to do your job well without two hours of commuting, and also the expected economic downturn that didn't actually materialize. After ~2022, return to office mandates and layoffs worked "hand in hand" to drive my job satisfaction down. The article mentions that "Engagement fell in the finance and insurance, transportation, technology, and professional services sectors" - except for transportation, these are mostly office jobs, so probably had similar experiences...