Is your Job making you miserable? Harvard researchers weigh in

Is your Job making you miserable? Harvard researchers weigh in
Monday 20 March 2023 - 11:37

A study by Harvard researchers spanning 85 years showed that the unhappiest jobs are often the loneliest. While specific roles cannot be consistently associated with dissatisfaction and burnout, certain job characteristics can be.

Jobs with limited human interaction and few opportunities to develop meaningful relationships with colleagues tend to have the least contented workers.

The study has been running since 1938 and has collected health records from over 700 participants globally, asking them detailed questions about their lives every two years.

Researchers concluded that positive relationships, rather than money, professional success, exercise, or a healthy diet, are the key to a happier, healthier, and longer life.

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