A recent survey by Monster.com reveals that bosses who believe that workers are happy just to have a job in these hard times, are quite mistaken. Eighty-four percent of bosses believed that their workers were happy because they had a job, but the reality is only fifty-eight percent of workers shared that belief.

Workers expressed dissatisfaction about their workload and longer work hours, and that they felt their bosses were taking advantage of the situation with the economy, exploiting the recession by driving longer hours and lower pay

Because workers are not really as content as bosses feel they are, it is likely that when the recession ends and the economy improves these same workers may jump ship. Because of this, some companies are putting retention measures in place from now.

Let’s look at a couple of reasons why workers would jump ship when times get better.
1. To regain a sense of control over their lives
2. Some workers, especially top performers, need to feel they make a difference, and so they want new challenges. The employer’s competitor looks as if they would offer a greater opportunity, unlike the current employer’s 2010 "maintenance and recovery plan."
3.Over the past couple of years, the business, industry, and they, the workers, have changed

The overall report shows that Baby Boomers won’t be retiring in droves, as once thought, which offsets the worker shortage, and that the Millenia and Generation Y’s are likely to seek recession-resistant jobs or self-employment. The skepticism of Gey Y towards the corporate world in general may be passed down to future generations.

A little over 700 companies and almost 5,000 job seekers participated in the survey. It shows that 79 percent of workers are likely seeking jobs elsewhere.

Let’s hear your thoughts. Does your workplace have a “maintenance and recovery plan” for 2010?