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How Was Your Job Today?
Are you caught in the “Great Squeeze”?
How was your day?
This simple pleasantry is no longer a throwaway question. When we asked a client how they would know a good day when they saw it, they replied: no fights erupted in the classroom. Oof.
Or take gregarious, lovable Elmo, who reached out on X to see how people were doing. responses later, even cheerful Elmo was likely to be down in the dumps, with responses such as “I really really try to be happy and strong at work, but sometimes it’s just too much, Elmo. I’m struggling.”
Every day, more than report having a tough day at work. No wonder so many employers express concern about “low morale” and its corollaries: burnout, absenteeism, and job turnover. So I thought I’d take a look at what is known about this slippery concept called “morale” and dig into what our own data might show.
What Is “Job Morale”?
There is no singular definition of . It relates to job satisfaction, work commitment, engagement, well-being and so forth. But one author captured the concept simply: morale is .
