Americans less married to their work today than in the past
By Meridith Levinson
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CIO
, 01/18/2008
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With their cell phones, BlackBerrys and workaholic ethic, Americans may seem more tethered to their jobs than ever, but the
results of a new survey from Monster.com indicate otherwise.
According to the survey, more Americans view their jobs as a means to an end-e.g. a way to pay the bills or help support their
families-as opposed to being the end-all, be-all in their lives.
The online poll asked Monster users in the U.S., U.K., France and Germany to choose which sentence described them best: "I
work to live" or "I live to work."
A whopping 78 percent of American respondents selected "I work to live," compared with 85 percent of British and German citizens
and 83 percent of French citizens. Twenty-two percent of Americans "live to work," compared with 17 percent of French workers
and 15 percent of Brits and Germans. A total of 16,000 users responded to the poll, which was conducted from January 1 through
January 7, 2008.
Norma Gaffin, director of content for Monster.com, doesn't think the survey results indicate that Americans take work less
seriously today than in the past. She thinks Americans simply have a different orientation to their jobs. "It's not a preference
for not working," she says. "It's a desire to have work life balance and have it all."
Gaffin also thinks that American workers of all ages are learning a lesson in work life balance from Generation Y, which is
known for putting personal life above work. "There's so much pressure [for Americans] to be defined by their work," she says.
"We're learning from Generation Y that work isn't all there is."
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