Job Dissatisfaction Reaches An Unprecedented Peak, As Reported by Gallup.

Surprisingly, Gallup’s findings reveal that dissatisfaction and disengagement are not solely tied to hours worked or the workplace’s physical location. Disengagement rises among remote and four-day workweek employees, while stress levels surge for in-person and five-day workweek workers. The critical factor in worker satisfaction, it seems, is how they experience their work—specifically, how they are managed, coached, and treated.

The most frequently cited cause of job dissatisfaction is “unfair treatment at work.” This umbrella term includes mistreatment by coworkers, inconsistent compensation, corporate policies, biases, and favoritism. However, job dissatisfaction and burnout also correlate highly with unmanageable workloads, unclear communication from managers, a lack of managerial support, and unreasonable time pressure.