AP poll: Most fairly happy with work

[Jon8503]

I am curious about this poll. I feel that USA Today is another media arm that seems to put out all kinds of stuff to support Bush & leave out anything postive for Kerry in most cases.

However, as all are concerned with the last rigged Bush poll of Time, I think you can look at the AP poll & most of us have always seen polls saying the majority of workers are dissatisfied with their job as they have been cutting people, we are overworked, pay has not increased, thats why this spin & poll I have doubts about as well as the one for Kerry & Bush and this is another thing for Bush.

What do you all think?
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Like a majority of Americans, nurse Peggy Branan feels her job is satisfying and that she is paid fairly. Many workers express concern about job stress, retirement benefits and health care, according to an Associated Press poll, but Branan is not one of them.
"I feel blessed to be able to get paid for what I enjoy doing," said Branan, a nurse for 21 years. "I'm very active in my church. My role as a nurse is a way to fulfill my role as a Catholic."

The poll on the public's attitudes about work found that most workers in the United States were at least fairly satisfied with their jobs. A sizable number say they were unhappy with the stress level, health care and retirement benefits of their jobs.

Seven in 10 surveyed said they are paid fairly. Men were more likely than women to feel this way.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2004-09-05-work-happy_x.htm

[prodigal_green]

1. Is that the 7 in 10 who actually HAVE jobs?

Maybe they said their pay was fair, as in not excellent but not poor either.

[Darth_Kitten]

2. Yeah, like, right.....we are all happy.....

we are just so rip roaringly happy....ain't life ducky? :eyes: :argh:

:wtf: :evilfrown: I just love working hard every day. :nopity: My satisfaction is knowing I helped society by my efforts. :argh: :(

Money, job satisfaction, and basic respect are overrated anyways. :hurts:

end of rant...... :D

[Skittles]

3. they sure as f*** did not talk to me or anyone I work with

I have to believe this is absolute bullshit.

[sadiesworld]

4. Most are happy with their jobs...

the economy is moving along at a brisk clip (per CNN International). Let the whoring kick into high gear!

[Yogi]

5. I work to live, not live to work.

:eyes:

[Nay]

6. yes, everything is doubleplus good, and tonight,

another dollop of choco-ration for all!!

[mopaul]

7. yes....work will make us free

[BootinUp]

8. Its a narrow point , and says nothing about

whether things are getting better or worse.

[wurzel]

9. A nurse is a lousy example! Most nurses see their job as a vocation.

They are comparatively well paid in this time of shortage. And of course they find their job "fulfilling" by its very nature. The survey is absurd.

[acmavm]

10. What a pant load. They need to start talking to a huge group of us who

are working, but we are part of the biggest scam ever perpetrated on that working public. Temp labor. I'm in another temp-to-hire situation where you go to work, think that the understanding is that if everything works out you will be offered permanent employment. They have one temp that's been there since a year ago last May. The excuse is 'we'll be able to offer you a job when the economy picks up'. WHAT THE HELL???? Didn't they hear the propaganda spewed from the podiums last week? Apparently, the economy is doing just great. Of course the GDP is down, manufacturing jobs are gone, the housing industry is starting to slide into the dumper, only high-end department stores are making money (the Targets and Wal-Marts are seeing their profits drop like a lead fart), etc.

Someone needs to poll people like me for a change.

[TahitiNut]

11. An article timed to quash the findings about stress on the job?

One of the more interesting things I've learned in my life is how people often aren't aware of how much stress they're enduring, if they've been undergoing that stress for quite some time. ("Fish will be the last to discover water.") We're rarely aware of that from which we get no respite. That respite was once called a "vacation" - but few can really afford (either economically or pit-stopping the rat race) a 'getaway vacation' anymore. It wasn't until I'd practiced meditation and received some assistance in relaxation (that wasn't just becoming comatose) that I discovered what stress reduction felt like. I don't think many really know this experience anymore. (I think some even call it 'childhood' - the time we learned how to stress out without realizing it.)

[Jon8503]

12. Exactly TahitiNut, the article is timed.

[Nikia]

13. I'm wondering who they are surveying

I suppose that many workers, who do have jobs, are looking at what else is out there and think that they have it pretty good. Where I work, there are many people who complain. They also talk about all the local lay offs and plant closings. They talk about how all that is advertised for non skilled jobs are jobs paying under $9.00/hour. They talk about how it is nice to work a set schedule during the day. The consensus then becomes, we are all lucky to have these jobs.

[napi21]

14. I don't worry about this kind of poll.

That's certainly a decision that will be made by each individual voter. I wonder how any polling group would be able to set up a realistic model to analyze this information. How do they select the people they call? There are way too many variables associated with a question like this. What does "fairly satisfied" mean to people? What were the choices of answers? Was there a representative sampling of people working for a Co. who is already in financial trouble? I can give you a prefect example. My son works for a major airline. If asked if he were paid fairly, he would say yes! If asked if he was fairly satisfied with his job, he would say yes! However, if asked if he was afraid of losing his job, how secure did he feel, or was he comfortable that things are improving...he would say a resounding NO NO NO!