Please sir, can I have some more ?

Monday 16 February Management Issues

"Contrary to what some people believe, employees who have too little work are actually less satisfied with their jobs than those who are burdened with too much.

A study by attitude research specialists Sirota Consulting has found that the most satisfied employees are those who say they have just the right amount of work."

Pete's Points:

Oh dear!

With the increase in the spate of people who complain about stress in the work place this research has no doubt given heart to them all over again. Instead of just being able to complain about the stress of too much work, they can now complain about the stress of too little work.

Most of us respond to a lowering of the work load by getting up and considering the work of the colleagues around us and offering to assist them if they are pressed.

Some of us respond to this situation in another way as well. We look forward to these times and recognise that in this ever changing world where our ability to keep up with new developments, new ideas and new ways of doing things is constantly under pressure, such times provide the opportunity to undertake some self development, an opportunity to keep up with what is going on in the broader world around us.

If the research is right then I have a nasty feeling that the people who were interviewed are not the people I would want to work with.