It’s a good thing Americans love their jobs. They’re going to need them for a long, long time, according to the StrategyOne Labor Day American Worker survey released Friday, September 3.
Respondents to the survey, conducted between August 20 and 23, claimed to be satisfied with their jobs (82%) and got satisfaction from them (80%). Eighty-three percent said they felt that their bosses respected them, and 82% felt their work was respected. But these cheery responses have a dark undertone: 64% believe that it’s realistic to think they will never retire, and only 48% look upon what they do as a career rather than just a job (52%).
Wages and salaries have been cut for 46% of respondents in the last couple of years; 48% are afraid of having their hours cut and 44% fear losing their jobs altogether.