Every day, Axel de Tarlé takes stock of the economy.
One in three employees would be willing to accept lower wages in exchange for more fulfilling work.
These are the results of an international survey conducted by a Wrike collaborative work company. The same question was asked of American, English, German and French employees. "Do you accept the idea of a pay cut, in exchange for a job that would make you happier?"
32% of French people say yes just as 29% of Germans, 54% of English and 58% of Americans.
For these people, happiness goes before money. But what is the definition of a job that makes you happier? Who is more fulfilling?
In detail, it is a work that makes sense, in a place that suits us (in Britain, the notion of place of work is very important in this quest for fulfillment).
There is the syndrome of "the farm in the Larzac", the desire to let go to raise goats in the Larzac, open a creperie in Lorient or make jams in the Auvergne.
It is this little music that goes up on the malaise of the employees in the big cities, they do not always see very well the interest of their job.
According to a TNS Kantar survey, 18% of employees feel they are in a useless job.
On the other hand, travel time, the cost of housing or pollution are very real nuisances that can make you want to tackle everything.
So beware, the mirage of happiness, once in the Larzac, we can disillusion and regret its small urban comfort.
Alexandra François Cuxac (President of the Federation of Real Estate Developers) has a very interesting speech on large metropolises that are saturated with real nuisances (such as real estate, transport, pollution or the cost of living). She believes strongly in the return of medium-sized cities that offer a better living environment. The employees dream about it.
Companies also dream because they find themselves there with employees more fulfilled and therefore, more productive.
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