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"Hourly employees happier than salaried" is not equivalent to (nor implied by) "[p]eople paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and hap
by ellyagg 17y ago
"Hourly employees happier than salaried" is not equivalent to (nor implied by) "[p]eople paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and happiness" so I'm left to wonder which it is.
- j_baker 17y ago+1 In fact, when you consider that the vast majority of hourly workers are probably grossly underpaid, it could even mean that hourly employees are less happy than salaried employees.
- goodside 17y agoIt's the latter. I'd kindly request that cwan or a moderator change the headline to something less misleading.
- cwan 17y agoSorry, the ability to edit the headings disappears I think about 2 hours after submission. I posted this because it is an interesting relationship to explore (both the in the form EurekaAlerts has titled it and in the form of the study itself) though in re-reading it, I agree the title is inaccurate.