On Second Thought, Don't Take This Job and Shove It

The phrase “disgruntled employee” has become a fixture of American speech. Type it into an online search engine and you’ll find listings by the thousand. One might infer from this that vast numbers of Americans hate their jobs, but one would be mistaken. In fact, a couple of new surveys find—as other surveys have over the years—that most people are happy with their jobs. In a Gallup poll on the matter, 41 percent of employed adults said they’re “completely satisfied” with their jobs, with another 44 percent “somewhat satisfied.”