A survey by a private research group has found that job satisfaction among employed U.S. workers has hit a record low. Less than half of American workers, 48.9 percent, say they are satisfied with their jobs. Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board's Consumer Research Center, says that an increase in technology at the workplace has lowered job satisfaction by increasing expectations and productivity demands.
See "U.S. Job Satisfaction Hits Record Low", The New York Times, September 17, 2003