Results: Jobs--Necessary evil or raison d'etre?
Published on 10/06/2015
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1.
1.
For what percentage of your life have you been employed on a full-time (over 30 hours per week) basis? Please use your current age as the denominator, and use the closest figure possible when calculating the number of years of full-time employment. Report the percentage that is closest to your actual percentage.
0%--I have never held a full-time (over 30 hours/week) job.
10%
153 votes
10%
10%
162 votes
25%
17%
264 votes
50%
24%
371 votes
75%
25%
388 votes
90%
15%
235 votes
2.
2.
Now, considering the number of years you have held a full-time job, what percent of the time would you say you enjoyed your job or were happy with it? Please report the closest percentage.
0%--I've never held a full-time job
10%
162 votes
10%
16%
252 votes
25%
17%
269 votes
50%
25%
386 votes
75%
16%
249 votes
90%
11%
166 votes
100%
6%
89 votes
3.
3.
Thinking about the full-time jobs you've held: Have you ever quit a job without having another job lined up?
Yes--once
28%
433 votes
Yes--more than once
24%
376 votes
No
38%
599 votes
N/A--I've never held a full-time job in my life
10%
165 votes
4.
4.
If you ever quit a full-time job without another one lined up, and looking back on it now, would you say that was a good decision? (If you've done this more than once, think of the most recent time.) Yes
34%
541 votes
No
21%
328 votes
N/A--I've never quit a full-time job without having another job lined up.
34%
531 votes
N/A--I've never held a full-time job
11%
173 votes
COMMENTS