Anonymous wrote:I had one, years ago. I worked at a classic circa-late '90s dot-com startup. The pace was so fast we were given almost complete autonomy and encouraged to be as creative as possible. Espresso machine, catered lunches, foosball table, the works. It was a blast for a single person in her 20s.

Since then? No.

Anonymous wrote:No. I like my job a lot, I think it's the best job I could have in a world where I have to work for pay. But if I won the lottery I would be gone. The world is amazing and full of things to see and do, whether that's sleeping or taking a class or walking in the woods or volunteering or traveling or ....

My dog walker appears to be (my best guess) independently wealthy and just walks dogs for fun. In my post-lottery future I could see doing that for a couple hours a day, but not more.

Anonymous wrote:said no one ever.

(Except if management knows who filled out which survey.)

Anonymous wrote:Not EVERY morning, but most. I would answer yes. For me, it's about enjoying the people I work with (I screen carefully for this when I interview) and having some work that is actually challenging. If I have those two I am good. And yes... I think if I won the lottery I would still work. I would probably work for myself (start a business or become a PE investor), but I would definitely work.

Anonymous wrote:I feel like the question needs to be the exact opposite. My current job is a good one, and I like it, but I'm here because they pay me not because I love it. I've had jobs, though, that I was physically sick to my stomach as I drove to work and walked in. That's how much I hated my boss and the role. THAT, in my mind, is what they need to uncover. Not just how many people like their jobs, but how many truly and absolutely are miserable for a range of reasons.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like the question needs to be the exact opposite. My current job is a good one, and I like it, but I'm here because they pay me not because I love it. I've had jobs, though, that I was physically sick to my stomach as I drove to work and walked in. That's how much I hated my boss and the role. THAT, in my mind, is what they need to uncover. Not just how many people like their jobs, but how many truly and absolutely are miserable for a range of reasons.

I agree with this. That survey sounds misguided. It's not the role of an employer to entertain people. After all, they're paying people to come in and do a job. But it is the responsibility of the employer to maintain an environment in which people can actually do the jobs they're getting paid to do without being harassed, bullied, made ill, etc.

Usually, when surveys like that start cropping up, it's because there's a toxic environment. But instead of actually addressing the toxicity, they focus on the frivolous, surface-level stuff. It's sort of like there might be a bully of a manager who demeans and belittles people daily, but instead of actually firing the manager,the employer will create "ice cream Fridays!" and declare that they want their employees to look forward to coming to work and think they're improving morale. So all that achieves is making employees feel pressured to PRETEND they look forward to coming in, which adds insult to injury if it is truly a toxic environment.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like the question needs to be the exact opposite. My current job is a good one, and I like it, but I'm here because they pay me not because I love it. I've had jobs, though, that I was physically sick to my stomach as I drove to work and walked in. That's how much I hated my boss and the role. THAT, in my mind, is what they need to uncover. Not just how many people like their jobs, but how many truly and absolutely are miserable for a range of reasons.

I agree with this. That survey sounds misguided. It's not the role of an employer to entertain people. After all, they're paying people to come in and do a job. But it is the responsibility of the employer to maintain an environment in which people can actually do the jobs they're getting paid to do without being harassed, bullied, made ill, etc.

Usually, when surveys like that start cropping up, it's because there's a toxic environment. But instead of actually addressing the toxicity, they focus on the frivolous, surface-level stuff. It's sort of like there might be a bully of a manager who demeans and belittles people daily, but instead of actually firing the manager,the employer will create "ice cream Fridays!" and declare that they want their employees to look forward to coming to work and think they're improving morale. So all that achieves is making employees feel pressured to PRETEND they look forward to coming in, which adds insult to injury if it is truly a toxic environment.