Indian workers are a happier lot: One in five in love with job

Chennai: Indian workers are a happier lot when compared to global counterparts.

Despite recession, low salary hikes and promotions, at least half the young working population of the country feels that they have a lovable job and are happy about slogging at work, taking India to the third slot in the international happiness rankings, after Canada and Netherlands.

A new international survey data looking at levels of job satisfaction among Indian workers revealed that over 55 per cent of Indian workers love or like their jobs a lot. In fact, nearly one in five (18 per cent) Indians love their jobs so much they would work for free.

Only 5 per cent of Indian workers admit they actively dislike their jobs and no Indian workers say they hate their jobs — the lowest percentage of all countries surveyed, said the Monster-GFK survey that polled more than 8,000 workers in Canada, France, Germany, India.

India’s young workers aged 18–24 are most likely to be happy at work, with almost 72 per cent reporting that they like or love their jobs. However, an inverse correlation between age and happiness at work, with the number of workers content with their jobs falling to just 36 per  cent for those aged 50–64. 

“The findings are a reflection of prevailing business scenario and worker mindset,” said Sanjay Modi, MD Monster.com (India, Middle East, ­South East Asia).