Americans who make $100,000 to $149,999 a year are are most likely to describe their jobs as 'annoying,' a new survey says
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- How American workers describe their typical workday depends on how much they are earning.
- Americans making $100,000 to $149,999 a year are most likely to describe their typical workday as "annoying," compared to people in other salary bands, per Preply.
- About 40% of all 1,500 respondents across all wage bands described their day as "busy."
How American workers describe their typical workday appears to depend on how much they are earning, a recent survey found.
Americans making $100,000 to $149,999 a year are most likely to describe their typical workday as "annoying" compared to other salary bands, according to a recent report by Preply, an online language learning startup.
About 5% of respondents in the $100,000 to $149,999 a year wage band say their jobs are "annoying" — far more than in other salary ranges — according to a breakdown of survey results Preply provided to Insider. In comparison, nearly 3.7% of those making $55,000 to $64,999 a year say their jobs are "annoying." This number drops to 1.1% of those who make $25,000 to $54,999 a year. It was not immediately clear why the respondents found their workday to be annoying.
Preply said the company surveyed 1,500 Americans working full-time jobs across the country between August 16 and August 18. It was not immediately clear how many people were surveyed across each salary band.
Meanwhile, over half, or 54% of those in the $75,000 to $84,999 wage band described their workdays as "busy."
And those who make $25,000 to $54,999 a year were mostly likely to describe their typical workday as "routine," with 1 in four feeling they have a "bad boss."
While respondents to Preply's survey described their job in various ways, one word outranked all others — 42% of all respondents described their day as "busy."
How American workers characterize their work also depends on what industry they're in, Preply noted in its report. Those working in transportation, manufacturing, and sales are the most likely to feel bored, while those in education, construction, and healthcare typically feel the busiest.
"Some of these word choices are easy to understand, even from the outside looking in. Imagine being a healthcare worker on the front lines of a national crisis, like the COVID-19 outbreak — having to suddenly put yourself at extreme risk to save lives," Preply wrote in its report.
Despite using negative keywords, some Americans do relish their work, with those in the computer and technology industry saying they enjoy their jobs the most.
Perhaps tellingly, those who make over $150,000 a year are most likely to find their typical workday "enjoyable" — showing that perhaps money can indeed buy happiness.
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